Giant ‘Sea Dragon’ Fossil Discovered At Rutland Water

The discovery of fossilised remains of a prehistoric ‘sea dragon’ at Rutland Water have been hailed as ‘unprecedented’.

The Ichthyosaur, that lived 250-million years ago and has a skeleton of around 10 metres, is the largest and most complete fossil of its kind ever found in the UK.

It was discovered during a routine draining of a lagoon at the Rutland Water nature reserve by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, in February 2021.

Ichthyosaurs were marine reptiles that roamed the seas while dinosaurs walked on land.

Pic: Anglian Water