Isle of bite: South coast holidays favourite was home to dangerous dinosaurs - Mirror.co.uk

Some of the fiercest dinosaurs that ever roamed Britain were to be found on the Isle of Wight.

Around 125 million years ago, the popular resort was a favourite fang-out for the 25ft long saw-toothed neovenator.

And a new map based on 330 years of fossil finds shows the tiny island was a hot-spot for terrifying carnivores.

The first remains of the neovenator, which weighed almost two tonnes were discovered there in 1978.

Now expert Dr Paul Barrett, of the Natural History Museum, has identifed key regions where the giant reptiles lived.

And he has concluded that the Isle of Wight is one of the richest areas for dinosaur finds, even beating the famous Jurassic Coast in Dorset.

The island is also the site of the largest discovery – a bone from the 65ft neck of a sauropod, a creature that weighed up to 54 tonnes.

Dr Barrett said: "Dinosaur fossils are still found on a regular basis in the UK and many more surprises are likely to be waiting in the rocks".

Research also shows that Sunderland was a regular stomping ground for the plant-eating iguanadon, while the baryonyx, which had spines on its teeth, was once a common predator in Surrey.

The map was produced to highlight Primeval: New World – a Canadian spin-off to the hit ITV series – currently airing on Tuesdays at 9pm, on Watch.