Spinosaurus - Wikipedia
Spinosaurus's leg bones had osteosclerosis (high bone density), allowing for better buoyancy control. Multiple functions have been put forward for the dorsal sail, including thermoregulation …
Spinosaurus | Habitat, Weight, Diet, & Facts | Britannica
2025年1月16日 · Spinosaurus, or “spined reptile,” was named for its “sail back” feature, created by tall vertebral spines. It was named by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer in 1915 on the …
The Strange Saga of Spinosaurus, the Semiaquatic Dinosaurian Superpredator
From this one, single individual Spinosaurus—again, the first associated skeleton of this dinosaur to have been found in roughly a century—they had bones from the skull, backbone (including …
Spinosaurus - Natural History Museum
At 14 metres (46 feet) long from nose to tail, Spinosaurus was longer than any other carnivorous dinosaur known to science. But we don't have any complete skeletons, so the full length is just …
Heavy Bones Helped Some Spinosaurs Swim | Smithsonian
2022年3月23日 · One of the most common aquatic adaptations in creatures that split their time between land and shore is denser bones. While trying to cross a river and lake, being able to …
Spinosaurus had penguin-like bones, a sign of hunting underwater
2022年3月23日 · The analysis found that Spinosaurus —and, surprisingly, its British cousin Baryonyx —had highly dense bone walls like penguins do, suggesting they likely spent much …
Spinosaurus: The Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur - Live Science
2016年3月18日 · " Spinosaurus had short hind limbs (like early whales and other animals that spent more and more time in the water), dense and compact bones (penguins show a similar …
Lifestyle of largest meat-eating dinosaur revealed by its bone …
2022年3月24日 · Scientists said on Wednesday that Spinosaurus and its cousin Baryonyx possessed extremely compact bones that would have helped them stay submerged for …
Dense Bones Allowed Spinosaurus – The Biggest Carnivorous …
2022年3月24日 · By analyzing the density of spinosaurid bones and comparing them to other animals like penguins, hippos, and alligators, the team found that Spinosaurus and its close …
Spinosaurus: Current Biology - Cell Press
2021年10月25日 · For decades afterwards, only a handful of new — and quite incomplete and random — Spinosaurus bones emerged from Cretaceous rocks across the Sahara. Then …