SPINOSAURUS
MY FAVOURITE DINOSAUR
IMPORTANT DETAILS
Spinosaurus is a type of dinosaur which lived in what is now North Africa, in the Cretaceous period, about 112 to 97 million years ago.
Spinosaurus can grow up to 12.6 to 18 metres long, and can way up to 7 to 20.9 tons.
The Spinosaurus was even bigger than the Tyrannosaurus and Giganotosaurus
OTHER INFORMATION
- The Spinosaurus was named after its great big spiky spine in its back, the spinosaurus’s spine was for display or heat regulation.
- The Spinosaurus bones were first discovered by German palaeontologist Ernst Stromer.
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Spinosaurus was known to eat fish just like crocodiles.
SPINOSAURUS GALLERY
SPINOSAURUS SKELETON
IN THIS PICTURE YOU CAN SEE ITS CROCODILE HEAD AND A MASSIVE SPINES.
SPINOSAURUS COMPARISON
IN THIS PICTURE YOU CAN SEE THAT SPINOSAURUS IS BIGGER THAN ALL THE OTHER CARNIVORES. YOU CAN SEE THE IMAGE OF THE MAN WHO ONLY COMES UP TO THE SPINOSAURUS' ANKLE.
SPINOSAURUS LOCATION
IN THIS PICTURE YOU CAN SEE WHERE ERST STROMER DISCOVERED SPINOSAUR BONES I NAFRICA.
SPINOSAURUS: THE BIGGEST AND THE BEST!
WHY DID IT HAVE BIG SPINES ON ITS BACK?
ANSWER:
The Spinosaurus was named after its great big spiky spine in its back, the spinosaurus’ spines were for display or heat regulation. the spines make the dinosaur look bigger and they might help it cool down or warm up!