At the time of its discovery on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, it was the best-known large carnivorous dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian-Barremian) of Europe.
La momentul descoperirii sale pe Insula lui Wight, marea BRITANIE, a fost cel mai cunoscut dinozaur carnivor mare de la Începutul Cretacicului din Europa.