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Spinosaurus Facts
Spinosaurus was a huge meat-eater with a tall sail on its back that probably spent much of its time hunting fish in rivers.
- Spinosaurus may have been the longest carnivorous dinosaur, possibly over 15 metres long.
- Spinosaurus means 'spine lizard'. It was a Late Cretaceous carnivore from North Africa — had a large sail on its back and likely ate fish.
- Gigantspinosaurus (meaning 'giant-spined lizard') was a herbivore that lived during the Late Jurassic in what is now China — had enormous shoulder spikes.
- Spinosaurus may have been even longer than T. rex.
- Spinosaurus had a tall sail on its back.
- Spinosaurus likely caught fish in rivers.
- Spinosaurus means 'spine lizard'.
- Spinosaurus may have spent a lot of time in the water.
- Spinosaurus had a huge sail and probably swam after fish.
- Spinosaurus had bones that suggest it spent time in water.
- A dinosaur called Spinosaurus liked to catch fish in rivers.
- Spinosaurus aegyptiacus had dense limb bones and retracted nostrils, suggesting semiaquatic habits.
- Isotopic analysis of Spinosaurus teeth indicates a diet and habitat tied to aquatic environments.
- Spinosaurus was a carnivore theropod from the Late Cretaceous.
- The name Spinosaurus means 'spine lizard'.
- Fossils of Spinosaurus have been found in North Africa.
- Spinosaurus lived during the Late Cretaceous in what is now North Africa.
- The largest theropods, like Giganotosaurus and Spinosaurus, rivalled or exceeded Tyrannosaurus in length.
- Gigantspinosaurus was a herbivore stegosaur from the Late Jurassic.
- The name Gigantspinosaurus means 'giant-spined lizard'.
- Fossils of Gigantspinosaurus have been found in China.
- Gigantspinosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic in what is now China.
- Spinosaurus had a tall neural-spine sail and a paddle-like tail.
- Recent finds suggest Spinosaurus was adapted for an aquatic, fish-eating lifestyle.