Media coverage
15
Media coverage
Title Luck Of The Irish! First-ever Dinosaur Remains Unearthed On The Emerald Isle Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet syfy.com Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 29/11/20 Description Paleontologists have excavated the fossilized bones of a pair of Jurassic-era dinosaur species in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, which represent the first official dinosaur specimens ever documented on the Emerald Isle and also some of the rarest remains ever unearthed in Western Europe. URL https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/first-ever-dinosaur-remains-unearthed-on-the-emerald-isle Persons David Martill Title First Ever Dinosaur Bones Confirmed in Northern Ireland Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Mysterious Universe Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 29/11/20 Description The first ever dinosaur bones have finally been confirmed in Northern Ireland. The bones belonged to a four-legged plant-eating scelidosaurus as well as a two-legged carnivore sarcosaurus. These dinosaurs roamed the island around 200 million years ago. Producer/Author Jocelyne LeBlanc URL https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/11/first-ever-dinosaur-bones-confirmed-in-northern-ireland/ Persons David Martill Title ch confirms that Ireland’s "first discovery of dinosaur fossils" belonged to different species 200 million years ago Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Bomb01.com Media type Web Country/Territory Taiwan, Province of China Date 28/11/20 Description The geology of Ireland is special. Scientists have never found dinosaur fossils here. But recently there have been new discoveries! A few years ago, school teacher and fossil collector Roger Byrne discovered two fossils on the east coast of County Antrim. At first, researchers thought that these two fossils came from the same dinosaur, but then they discovered that they were from the early Jurassic about 200 million years ago and belonged to two different species. URL https://www.peanutimes.com/article/90474 Persons David Martill Title Din O'Saurs discovered! Ireland's first dinosaur fossils from 200m-year-old beasts are identified in County Antrim Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Daily Mail Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/11/20 Description Fossil bones from a four-legged plant-eating scelidosaurus and a deadly two-legged carnivore sarcosaurus were found in Islandmagee, on the coast of County Antrim. Producer/Author Archie Mitchell and Ryan Morrison URL dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8984439/Din-OSaurs-discovered-Irelands-dinosaur-fossils-County-Antrim.html Persons David Martill Title Fossils found in Co Antrim confirmed by experts to be Ireland's only ever dinosaur bones Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Irish News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/11/20 Description The only dinosaur bones ever discovered in Ireland have been confirmed for the first time by a team of experts. Two fossil bones believed to be 200-million years old were found in Islandmagee, Co Antrim. Producer/Author Marie Louise McConville URL https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2020/11/25/news/fossils-found-in-co-antrim-confirmed-by-experts-to-be-ireland-s-only-ever-dinosaur-bones-2140401/ Persons David Martill Title Ireland's first dinosaur fossils are found in County Antrim Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet From Press Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/11/20 Description A team of experts from the University of Portsmouth and Queen's University Belfast used 3D digital models of the fossils to identify the type of dinosaur each came from URL https://pressfrom.info/uk/news/uk-news/-510642-irelands-first-dinosaur-fossils-are-found-in-county-antrim.html Persons David Martill Title Experts Confirm Irish Dinosaurs Degree of recognition Local Media name/outlet The News Media type Print Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 25/11/20 Description UoP scientists have confirmed the only Dinosaur bones ever to be found on the island of Ireland URL https://printmonitoringservice.vuelio.co.uk/file/displaypdf?articleid=1349473&clientname=80796_UniversityofPortsmouth_PRINT&filename=503257224.pdf Persons David Martill Title Antrim dinosaur bones 'belong to different species' Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet BBC Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/11/20 Description The only dinosaur bones ever found in Ireland have been confirmed to belong to two different species.The bones were previously discovered on the east coast of County Antrim. But a new scientific study from the universities of Portsmouth and Queen's in Belfast has confirmed the origins of the bones for the first time. URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-55056004 Persons David Martill Title Ireland’s first-ever dinosaurs discovered Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet BBC Science Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/11/20 Description Two 200-million-year-old bones were found by Roger Byrne, the late schoolteacher and amateur fossil collector, who donated them along with many other fossils to Ulster Museum. At the time of donation, they were not formally identified. But now, a team of researchers at the University of Portsmouth and Queen’s University Belfast have confirmed that the fossils came from dinosaurs. URL https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/irelands-first-ever-dinosaurs-discovered/ Persons David Martill Title Dinosaur discovery: Ireland's first-ever dinosaur fossils confirmed - ‘hugely significant’ Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Express Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/11/20 Description Ireland’s first-ever dinosaur bones have been formally confirmed by experts at University of Portsmouth and Queen's University Belfast. The two fossil bones were first discovered by fossil collector Roger Byrne, and were then donated with the rest of his expansive fossil collection to Ulster Museum. Producer/Author Tom Fish URL https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1363979/dinosaur-discovery-ireland-dinosaur-fossils-evg Persons David Martill Title Ireland’s only dinosaurs discovered in Antrim Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet NewsLetter Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/11/20 Description The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time by a team of experts from the University of Portsmouth and Queen’s University Belfast Producer/Author Helen McGurk URL https://www.newsletter.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/irelands-only-dinosaurs-discovered-antrim-3045769 Persons David Martill Title Paleontologists Find First Dinosaur Remains in Ireland Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Sci-News Media type Web Country/Territory United States Date 24/11/20 Description Paleontologists have found the fossilized remains of two Jurassic dinosaur species in Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland. These are the first dinosaur remains reported from anywhere in Ireland and some of the most westerly in Europe. URL www.sci-news.com/paleontology/first-dinosaur-remains-ireland-09085.html Persons David Martill Title Fossils discovered in Antrim turn out to be only dinosaur bones found in Ireland Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet BINJ.in Media type Web Country/Territory Ukraine Date 24/11/20 Description Initially, it was speculated that the fossils were of just one dinosaur but further analysis revealed that they were of two different dinosaurs. URL https://binj.in/technology/fossils-discovered-in-antrim-turn-out-to-be-only-dinosaur-bones-found-in-ireland/ Persons David Martill Title The only two Irish dinosaur bones were not from the same animal Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet infobae Media type Web Country/Territory Argentina Date 24/11/20 Description The only dinosaur bones found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time by experts from the University of Portsmouth and Queen's University of Belfast URL https://www.infobae.com/america/agencias/2020/11/24/ciencia-los-dos-unicos-huesos-irlandeses-de-dinosaurio-no-eran-del-mismo-animal/ Persons David Martill Title Ireland's Only Dinosaurs Discovered In Antrim Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Archaeology News Network Media type Web Country/Territory Greece Date 24/11/20 Description The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time by a team of experts from the University of Portsmouth and Queen's University Belfast URL https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/11/irelands-only-dinosaurs-discovered-in.html Persons David Martill