A team of scientists claim that they have found the oldest sauropod dinosaur in the UK from a fossilized bone that was discovered near Whitby, Yorkshire.

As per researchers these gigantic creatures believed to have walked earth approximately 176 million years ago during the Middle Jurassic Period.

Sauropods, also known as brontosaurs were among the biggest herbivorous dinosaurs that lived, and this group of dinosaurs lived for almost 150 million years.

This group of dinosaurs is mainly characterized by small heads, long necks and tails as well as a large body.

Argentinosaurus, one of the species of sauropods that lived, measured 115 feet long and may have weighed up to 80 tons, said experts.

The findings of the study published in the journal PLOS ONE on June 1, gave researchers some additional evidence from Yorkshire dinosaur tracks that this particular part of the country has its own version of Jurassic World.

According to researchers, "A new record of a sauropodomorph dinosaur is here described from the Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) Saltwick Formation of Whitby (Yorkshire), UK. A single caudal vertebra represents an early sauropodomorph and signifies the earliest recognized eusauropod dinosaur from the United Kingdom".

The fossils discovered were one of the rarest because rocks from the Middle Jurassic period get very less exposures in some areas such as Argentina and China.

Researchers used X-Ray Tomography to examine the fossil bone. The fossilized bones are currently at the Yorkshire Museum in the UK and will be on show from June 8.

Sarah King Yorkshire Museum natural science curator said that they have some of the best fossil samples from the area in their collection. Sarah said they are pleased to display the bone of the oldest sauropod in the UK for the public.