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Rare Comptonatus chasei dinosaur species discovered, honouring collector Nick Chase's extensive legacy
Dinosaur Isle: Isle of Wight
Dinosaur Isle in Sandown, Isle of Wight is an Accredited Museum holding an impressive collection of dinosaur items.
Built in 2001 at a cost of £2.7m, funded in part by a Millennium Lottery grant, the distinctive building is popular with school parties and visitors alike.
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Isle of Wight's dinosaur heritage gets a half-million-pound Arts Council England investment for museum upgrades
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A new armoured dinosaur, Vectipelta barretti, has been revealed at Dinosaur Isle, challenging previous ankylosaur discoveries
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Dinosaur Isle, central to Sandown's regeneration, retains its location as partnerships and funding options are explored
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It's hoped this will kick-start wider investment in this area of the Bay, by acting as a potential catalyst for adjoining landowners and businesses
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Ideas had apparently been brought forward of how to make the area more ecologically and environmentally friendly, but also keeping it a public space
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BBC's One Show watched Professor Ben Garrod visit the Dinosaur Isle Museum with pupils from Brighstone Primary School to see the model of Brighstoneus simmondsi
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Cllr Bacon said the vision for the Biosphere in the Bay project "includes making the Culver Parade area more attractive to visitors interested in the area’s unique landscape, wildlife and history; attracting a greater share of the increasing eco-tourism sector"
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Chair of Dinosaur Isle Group says the Consortium will do everything it can to support the council's fresh look at plans for Culver Parade
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The Shanklin Hotel and Accommodation Association say new plans for Dinosaur Isle proposal would result in "a loss in the hospitality trade in the Bay area and beyond". The Cabinet member says "scaremongering and incorrect assertions" could jeopardise plans
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It was agreed to look for a different site for the dinosaur-themed visitor attraction and instead develop an alternative regeneration proposal for Culver Parade
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The bones were actually discovered in the 70s, but were stored away until last year's Lockdown when Jeremy Lockwood starting examining them
