The Spinosaurus is thought to have been a 50-foot predatory, water-loving beast. Findings about a newly researched massive fossil support evidence that the giant creature was, in fact, aquatic, a ...

When survival is on the line, hunting for food is only half the battle. When survival is on the line, hunting for food is only half the battle. The aquatic adaptations of Spinosaurus help them hunt ...

An artist's reconstruction of Spinosaurus, showing a paddle-like tail that would have helped it swim. Davide Bonadonna When Munich's Paleontological Museum was bombed in 1944, the institution's ...

The wild-looking Spinosaurus may not have been the Michael Phelps of dinosaurs, as was recently claimed, but rather more like a casual bathing beauty that preferred to wade gracefully in the shallow ...

What does it mean to be a “semi-aquatic” dinosaur? What does it mean to be a “semi-aquatic” dinosaur? Was it wading in the shallows, or could it have been a skilled swimmer? Each scenario paints a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spinosaurus means "spine lizard," an appropriate descriptor, as the dinosaur had very long spines ...

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