115m-year-old dinosaur bone unearthed by pensioner digging in his garden

A pensioner who dug up a bone while doing a spot of gardening was shocked to be told it belonged to a 115million-year-old dinosaur.

The pensioner, from Sunderland, thought he had found a bone and took it to his local museum in a carrier bag in case it was of interest.

Experts at Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens examined the find and believe it is an Iguanodon - a dinosaur which could grow up to 10m long.    More Read