England’s Isle of Wight Was Isle of Fright, With Two Big Dinosaur Predators

The meat-eating dinosaurs Ceratosuchops inferodios, in the foreground, and Riparovenator milnerae, in the background are seen in an undated artist's rendition. Anthony Hutchings/Handout via Reuters

Fossils found on a rocky beach show there was double trouble on England’s Isle of Wight about 127 million years ago, with a pair of large previously unknown dinosaur predators living perhaps side by side, both adapted to hunting along the water’s edge.

Scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery of fossils of the two Cretaceous Period meat-eaters—both measuring about 30 feet long (9 meters) and boasting elongated crocodile-like skulls—on the southwest of the island, one of Europe’s richest locales for dinosaur remains.