A new species of dinosaur, the Istiorachis macarthurae, was found on Britain's Isle of Wight and named after a famous sailor, Dame Ellen Macarthur.

A new species of sail-backed dinosaur has been named after a famous sailor.

Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur with an “eye-catching sail” along its back and tail that may have been used to attract mates. The iguanodontian dinosaur, whose fossils were found on the Isle of Wight, was identified by Dr Jeremy Lockwood, a PhD student at the University of Portsmouth and Britain’s Natural History Museum.

A new species of dinosaur that had an "eye-catching sail" along its back has been named after sailor Dame Ellen MacArthur. The dinosaur, unearthed on the Isle of Wight, has been given the name Istiorachis macarthurae with the first word meaning "sail spine" and the second referring to Dame Ellen's surname.

A new species of dinosaur has been discovered which had an “eye-catching sail” along its back and tail which might have been used to attract mates, The new iguanodontian dinosaur, whose fossils were found on the Isle of Wight,

Paleontologists have discovered a new dinosaur species with a very distinctive feature, a sail-like structure running down its back, the Natural History Museum in London announced on Friday.

The 125 million year-old bones were thought to be from one of the two similar known local species, but after close study, scientists determined it's something new.

Istiorachis macarthurae, sports an extraordinary sail-like structure.

A new dinosaur with a dramatic sail along its back and tail has been identified from fossils found on the Isle of Wight in England—and it may have evolved its eye-catching look to impress potential mates.