The creature, nicknamed Indie, is thought to be an Iguanodon – a herbivore which could grow to the size of an African elephant and run at 14mph (23kmh).

It took them four weeks to excavate seven blocks full of bones from the Wienerberger brick factory in Ewhurst, Surrey, and transport them back to their lab for analysing.

Palaeontologists who discovered a rare Iguanodon dinosaur skeleton, believed to be 132 million years old, are offering fellow enthusiasts the chance to help them excavate it. Pictured is a block containing the ribs of the Iguanodon dinosau

The Iguanodon was an herbivore that walked the Earth 132 million years ago, during the Lower Cretaceous period.

It would have been 10 feet (three metres) tall, 30 feet (10 metres) long and weighed 4.5 tons.

The creature (artist’s impression), nicknamed Indie, is thought to be an Iguanodon – a herbivore which could grow to the size of an African elephant and could run at 14mph (23kmh)

It took them four weeks to excavate seven blocks full of bones from the Wienerberger brick factory in Ewhurst, Surrey, and transport them back to their lab for analysing. Pictured is a partially excavated tail vertebrae

Researchers (pictured) are now seeking volunteers to help them uncover the secrets of this large herbivore. The Iguanodon was an herbivore that walked the earth 132 million years ago, during the Lower Cretaceous period