Engineers from the government’s Environment Agency were investigating how to reinforce sea defenses along the Yaverland seafront on the Isle of Wight, when they uncovered the fossils, according to a press release Monday. The dinosaur footprints were dicovered on a beach next to a café, a car park and a bus stop. The Environment Agency said the fossils were excavated in a vacation destination beside a beachside café, a car park and a bus stop. Displayed in London’s Natural History Museum is a mantellisaurus skeleton that was discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1917. It is one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons in the UK, according to the Environment Agency.

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