Bloody Rutland!

[Ash Armstrong]

Not satisfied with finding an incredible Roman mosaic in a field, part of an expansive villa, bloody Rutland have also discovered a dinosaur!

BBC News - Rutland sea dragon dinosaur fossil is largest found in UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-59902730

I suppose we Leicester folk need to dig up another dead king in a carpark, or perhaps find the grave of Cardinal Wolsey in Abbey Park. We know he's there somewhere...

At least Oakham will never win the Premier League ....

[soundchaser09]

I think the finding of Richard III is still more important

[Yorkshire Square]

Quite funny that they found it near a pond.

[Grey Wolf]

Rutland - isn't that where the Rutles were from?

[Gilly Goodness]

Saw the photo. Big lizard. Britain is a veritable treasure trove for things under the ground.

One of my favourite telly shows "The Detectorists" with McKenzie Cronk should see them find a fossil one day. After finding dead German air pilots etc. Saxon coins.

[Gtkgasman]

Let me know if they find Jimmy Hoffa there too! 😆

[Esthe]

Let me know if they find Jimmy Hoffa there too! 😆

Might be buried underneath all the Rutles albums.

[alex peters]

Hoffa is in Putin's backyard. The Russians did it

[alex peters]

I think the finding of Richard III is still more important

Richard lll find is a great one. It made an archeologist's career. The pints were flowing that night

[Ash Armstrong]

Richard lll find is a great one. It made an archeologist's career. The pints were flowing that night

I was in on it, and at the dig site a few days after the discovery. We all knew what we had straigh away, at least circumstantially, but the DNA test brought confirmation of course. Knew most of the Archaeology dept staff at the time. Keeping quiet about it till the official announcement was made was agony!

[Ash Armstrong]

Richard lll find is a great one. It made an archeologist's career. The pints were flowing that night

The R3 dig-site in the process of marking up the locations of assorted findings.

[Gilly Goodness]

Did one of your buddies pick up the skull and say, "Alas poor Richard, a king of infinite jest".???

Or am I gettin'my Willie Waggle Daggers mixed up?

[Ash Armstrong]

Did one of your buddies pick up the skull and say, "Alas poor Richard, a king of infinite jest".???

Or am I gettin'my Willie Waggle Daggers mixed up?

[Gilly Goodness]

Nice kit. Go the Foxes! 🦊

[alex peters]

I was in on it, and at the dig site a few days after the discovery. We all knew what we had straigh away, at least circumstantially, but the DNA test brought confirmation of course. Knew most of the Archaeology dept staff at the time. Keeping quiet about it till the official announcement was made was agony!

Wow!. What an experience if one loves history. I saw the HBO or History channel documentary on the discovery. I do not remember. I think it was history channel.

I am so happy for you.