Meet the “kipper “

[Bobby Rico]

A long time ago In a village not far away ....

Barrow on soar is a little village where a famous plesiosaur was excavated in 1851, of the species Atychodracon megacephalus, nicknamed the "Barrow Kipper or just the Kipper ". The plesiosaur was found in a lime pit outside the village ( Leicestershire has a lot of mineral quarry). In the centre of the village on a  roundabout is a lovely mosaic which pictures the kipper’s skeleton. The skeleton is now on display at the New Walk Museum in Leicester the first museum We visited today. The village's football club also has the skeleton on its badge too. Also seen today a replica that is in Charnwood Museum, Loughborough. 

New Walk Museum 

 

 

mosaic 

 

barrow on soar football team.

 

Charnwood Museum replica under the floor this does really illustrate the size of the kipper. Cheers Bobby 

Edited April 12, 2023 by Bobby Rico