B.C. tenants evicted for landlord's use after refusing large rent increase to take over neighbouring suite
Ashley Dickey and her mother rented part of the same Coquitlam duplex in three different decades under three different landlords.
While the Isle of Wight may be better suited for tourists these days, it was once "Dinosaur Island."
Its fossil discoveries on the island off the south coast of England has led it to be known as the U.K/'s dinosaur capital.
Now, researchers have uncovered two previously unknown species of predatory dinosaurs called spinosaurids, armed with crocodile-like skulls that helped them hunt down prey in the water as well as on land.
Fossil collectors found pieces belonging to two skulls, and a team from the island's Dinosaur Isle Museum discovered tail bones on the beach, dating back to the Early Cretaceous period 125 million years ago. The fossils will soon be on display at the Dinosaur Isle Museum.
"This is the rarest and most exciting find I've made in over 30 years of fossil collecting," said fossil collector Brian Foster in a statement shared in a University of Southampton release.
"We realised after the two snouts were found that this would be something rare and unusual," said fossil collector Jeremy Lockwood in a statement shared in a University of Southampton release. "Then it just got more and more amazing as several collectors found and donated other parts of this enormous jigsaw to the museum."
A study describing the two species published Wednesday in the journal Scientific Reports.
Previously, the only known spinosaurid fossil from the U.K. belonged to the large-clawed predator Baryonyx, discovered in Surrey in 1983. The largest of the spinosaurids was Spinosaurus, discovered in North Africa in 1915 and featured in "Jurassic Park III."
"We found the skulls to differ not only from Baryonyx, but also one another, suggesting the U.K. housed a greater diversity of spinosaurids than previously thought," said Chris Barker, lead study author and PhD student at the University of Southampton, in a statement.
The discovery of the two new spinosaurids on the Isle of Wight paints a more diverse picture of the predators roaming the U.K. during the Early Cretaceous.
"We've known for a couple of decades now that Baryonyx-like dinosaurs awaited discovery on the Isle of Wight, but finding the remains of two such animals in close succession was a huge surprise" said Darren Naish, study coauthor and expert in British theropod dinosaurs, in a statement.
The first of the two spinosaurids was named Ceratosuchops inferodios, which means "horned crocodile-faced hell heron." In life, the dinosaur sported horns and bumps across its brow region. The spinosaurid also likely hunted in a way similar to herons, which can catch prey in the water as well as on land.
The second spinosaurid is Riparovenator milnerae, or "Milner's riverbank hunter." The name is a nod to British paleontologist Angela Milner, who died in August. Milner studied the dinosaurid Baryonyx and named it as well.
Both predators likely reached about 29.5 feet (9 metres) in length and had skulls measuring 3.2 feet (1 metre) long. Spinosaurid fossils have been uncovered around the world, but they may have evolved in Europe before migrating to other areas.
"It might sound odd to have two similar and closely related carnivores in an ecosystem, but this is actually very common for both dinosaurs and numerous living ecosystems," said David Hone, study coauthor and senior lecturer and director of biological sciences programs at Queen Mary University in London, in a statement.
About 125 million years ago, the Isle of Wight had a balmy climate more similar to the Mediterranean. Evidence of forest fires can be traced by the remnants of burnt wood, which are visible in the island's cliffs today. It was the perfect environment for spinosaurids and other dinosaurs as well fish, sharks and crocodiles.
"They seem to be heron-like in their habits so they would be wading in shallow water and taking fish and other swimming things like small turtles and young crocodiles and doing the same on land going after baby dinosaurs and mammals," Hone said. "They would have been able to strike down hard and fast, just as herons do, so it would be a quick snap down on something relatively small."
Ashley Dickey and her mother rented part of the same Coquitlam duplex in three different decades under three different landlords.
A man who fell into a crevasse while leading a backcountry ski group deep in the Canadian Rockies has died.
A new survey by Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab asked Canadians about their food consumption habits amid rising prices.
MPP Sarah Jama was asked to leave the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by House Speaker Ted Arnott on Thursday for wearing a keffiyeh, a garment which has been banned at Queen’s Park.
Charlie Woods failed to advance in a U.S. Open local qualifying event Thursday, shooting a 9-over 81 at Legacy Golf & Tennis Club.
As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye.
After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government would still send Canada Carbon Rebate cheques to Saskatchewan residents, despite Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's decision to stop collecting the carbon tax on natural gas or home heating, questions were raised about whether other provinces would follow suit. CTV News reached out across the country and here's what we found out.
A Montreal actress, who has previously detailed incidents she had with disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, says a New York Court of Appeals decision overturning his 2020 rape conviction is 'discouraging' but not surprising.
Caleb Williams is heading to the Windy City, aiming to become the franchise quarterback Chicago has sought for decades.
Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say two late-night revellers are lucky their allegedly drunken antics weren't reported to police after security cameras captured the men trying to steal a heavy sign from a downtown business.
A property tax bill is perplexing a small townhouse community in Fergus, Ont.
When identical twin sisters Kim and Michelle Krezonoski were invited to compete against some of the world’s most elite female runners at last week’s Boston Marathon, they were in disbelief.
The giant stone statues guarding the Lions Gate Bridge have been dressed in custom Vancouver Canucks jerseys as the NHL playoffs get underway.
A local Oilers fan is hoping to see his team cut through the postseason, so he can cut his hair.
A family from Laval, Que. is looking for answers... and their father's body. He died on vacation in Cuba and authorities sent someone else's body back to Canada.
A former educational assistant is calling attention to the rising violence in Alberta's classrooms.
The federal government says its plan to increase taxes on capital gains is aimed at wealthy Canadians to achieve “tax fairness.”
At 6'8" and 350 pounds, there is nothing typical about UBC offensive lineman Giovanni Manu, who was born in Tonga and went to high school in Pitt Meadows.