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Dinosaur fossils in the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is represented in Fossil Atlas through Iguanodon and the Wealden Group. These pages connect selected British dinosaur records to a formation profile and visible map caveats.

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Fossil discovery map

Selected mapped records for the United Kingdom, not a complete national fossil count or ancient positions.

277 selected mapped records

Most represented here: Iguanodon, Baryonyx, Stegosaurus

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Selected source-backed records

Maps use curated PBDB, museum, and specimen-source records with visible caveats.

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Modern discovery locations

Pins show where fossils were found or reported today, not exact ancient habitat positions.

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Reconstruction is not evidence

Artwork is labeled separately from specimen photos, maps, and source records.

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the United Kingdom links on Fossil Atlas

Iguanodon fossil map

Early dinosaur science, Wealden records, and selected modern fossil discovery pins.

Wealden Group hotspot

British Early Cretaceous rock context for Iguanodon and related records.

Modern fossil discovery maps

Why Fossil Atlas maps modern fossil finds instead of ancient habitat positions.

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Where this page gets its record context

Country pages connect search intent to current atlas records. They are not exhaustive national fossil catalogs.