World of the Bizarre

Drivers find road blocked by a Triceratops

By T.K. Randall
February 21, 2016 ·  8 comments

A full-size replica Triceratops had been found blocking the high street. Image Credit: PD - Wikimedia The huge prehistoric reptile, which authorities in Godshill believed had been moved in to the road by pranksters who had stolen it from a nearby garden, ended up completely blocking off the high street.

The model's owner, Martin Simpson, runs a local shop selling prehistoric gems and fossils.

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"It takes about five blokes to move the dinosaur a couple of inches, so it was definitely a concerted effort and drink was probably involved," he said of the incident.

Thankfully local authorities were eventually able to move the dinosaur back to where it belonged.

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Tags: Isle of Wight, Dinosaur