Newly discovered dinosaur named after Surrey dad

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA dinosaur has been named after a man from Surrey who managed a brick works. Wait, what happened?

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentScientists named Paludohadros proudlovii after Will Proudlove, who worked his way up to manager of the Ewhurst Works in Surrey.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe fossil turned up there in two thousand one and went to the Natural History Museum.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo how big is it? Does this affect me?

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's about five metres long and roughly rhino-sized, and it lived around one hundred twenty-five million years ago.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt affects you only if you own a swamp.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA swamp?

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe first half of the name means swamp in Latin. And the bones weren't fully developed, so it may have grown to twice that size.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFine, what happens next?

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe lead researcher, Ricardo Sacamoto, plans to search the museum's other iguanodontian collections for more undescribed species.

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    Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHis widow, Rachael, told BBC Radio Surrey it is a great legacy. Verdict: good science.

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    Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIn Surrey, the only manager anyone remembers in a hundred million years is the one who got promoted internally.