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The Spinosaurus is one of the most recognisable dinosaurs to have roamed the land, alongside the T-rex and Triceratops, thanks to the large sail that adorned its back. Palaeontologists first discovered the Cretaceous-era dinosaur in 1915 and have been trying to piece together clues about its past ever since. The dinosaur, which lived some 112 to 71 million years ago, was long thought to have dwelled on the land, although some researchers argued the 50ft-long beast was a more crocodile-like aquatic predator.
‘Bizarre’ dinosaur Spinosaurus behaved like a giant, flightless stork, study says
Life reconstruction of a Spinosaurus wading in the wanter and fishing.
Only to be used with spinosaurus lifestyle study story.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub releases/2021-01/qmuo-ssn012221.php
Reconstructed skeleton of a moderately sized Spinosaurus showing its famous sail back and tail plume. Scale bar is 1 m.
Only to be used with spinosaurus lifestyle study story.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub releases/2021-01/qmuo-ssn012221.php
Paleontologists have long been puzzled about how the Spinosaurus a giant dinosaur and aquatic predator would have behaved.
Now, they believe it would have been less like an otter, and more like a huge, flightless stork or heron.
New research from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Maryland, has reignited the debate around the behaviour of the giant dinosaur Spinosaurus.
Since its discovery in 1915, the biology and behaviour of the enormous Spinosaurus has puzzled palaeontologists worldwide. It was recently argued that.
Giant dinosaur hunted from the shoreline like a bird, not an aquatic predator
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The illustration shows a Spinosaurus dinosaur in a wading heron-like hunting position, on top, and a swimming, aquatic predator position, on the bottom. Illustration by David Hone, et al./Palaeontologia Electronica
Jan. 26 (UPI) The giant dinosaur
Spinosaurus, also known as the spine lizard, wasn t able to chase down fish or pursue marine reptiles.
Instead, a new analysis published Tuesday in the journal Palaeontologia Electronica suggests the enormous dinosaur hunted from the shoreline and shallows, like a heron, picking off unsuspecting prey.
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