New species of dinosaur named after school teacher

Teachers are incredibly inspirational people - they can make us think about the world in different ways, help us learn about new places and people, and encourage us to do great things when we grow up.

David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher in Wales inspired one of his students to pursue a career in science.

And now, that student has named a dinosaur after him!

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The dino discovery - a weird looking ancient crocodile fossil, or crocodylomorph, - was found by a group of scientists in the south of the UK in 1969.

It was small and fast, with elongated limbs, and was thought to have lived over 215 million years ago.

But until now, the fossil has just been sitting untouched in a cupboard at the Natural History Museum in London.

Now, a team of researchers have studied it, and given it the name Galahadosuchus jonesi.

The first part of its name comes from Galahad, one of the King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table.

However the second part of the name is from none other than physics teacher David Rhys Jones.

Mr Jones taught the lead author of the research paper Ewan Bodenham at secondary school.

Ewan said of his old teacher: "Mr Jones was just such a good teacher, not only in being able to explain things well, but you could tell that he was genuinely interested in the sciences.

"I think that really inspired me.

"He also didn't let me settle. He was very good at challenging people and helping students be the best they can be. Above all, he's a very funny, genuine, nice guy."