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50 Pence - Charles III Jurassic Britain - Scelidosaurus

Issuer Isle of Man Government
Year 2023
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Weight 8 g
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Obverse lettering KING CHARLES III · ISLE OF MAN 2023
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Scelidosaurus harrisonii was first described by Richard Owen in 1861 from Dorset specimens — making it one of the earliest dinosaurs formally named in Britain. It sits at a genuinely interesting point in ankylosaur and stegosaur evolutionary history, though its exact phylogenetic position was debated for over a century. The Isle of Man has no fossil record of its own for this animal; the choice reflects commercial appeal rather than local paleontological heritage.

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