EasySpinosaurus
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
SPINE-oh-SORE-us· “spine lizard”
🕰️ Cretaceous🐟 piscivore🦴 Spinosauridae
14 m
Length
4.3 m
Height
7.5 t
Weight
Longer than T. rex, with a crocodile-like snout for catching fish and a spectacular 1.7-metre sail on its back. It's the best candidate we have for a swimming dinosaur.
When
Mid Cretaceous, ~99–93 million years ago
Found in
Egypt
Discovered
Ernst Stromer, 1912
Did you know?
- The original fossils were destroyed in a WWII bombing raid on Munich.
- New fossils show it had a tall paddle-like tail for swimming.
- Its nostrils sat high on its skull, handy for a life around water.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.