Spinosaurus (/ ˌspaɪnəˈsɔːrəs /; lit. 'spine lizard') is a genus of large spinosaurid theropod dinosaurs that lived in what now is North Africa during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous period, about 100 to 94 million years ago.

2025年3月1日 · Spinosaurus, genus of theropod dinosaurs belonging to the family Spinosauridae, known from incomplete North African fossils that date to Cenomanian times (roughly 100 to 94 million years ago). Spinosaurus, or “spined reptile,” was named for its “sail back” feature, created by tall vertebral spines.

2019年1月10日 · Thanks to its stunning sail and its crocodile-like appearance and lifestyle—not to mention its romping, stomping cameo in Jurassic Park III —Spinosaurus is rapidly gaining on Tyrannosaurus Rex as the world's most popular meat-eating dinosaur.

Spinosaurus was a large carnivorous dinosaur that was native to what is now northern Africa. These creatures were one of the largest carnivores to walk the earth, and were at least as large, if not larger, than Tyrannosaurus .

Named for its seven-foot-long spines, Spinosaurus lived about a hundred million years ago during the Cretaceous period. It inhabited what is now North Africa’s Sahara region, which at the time...

Spinosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur from Africa. Scientists think it may have lived a semi-aquatic lifestyle. Our understanding of Spinosaurus has changed in recent years. For over 100 years we only had very incomplete remains of this dinosaur.

2024年5月27日 · Spinosaurus is most notably known for its sail which was made up of protruding spinal spikes on its back. Their long, narrow skulls housed sharp teeth that resemble the modern-day crocodile. Other characteristics include: Their bite power measures 19,000 Newtons, and their huge crocodile-like jaws contained 64 conical teeth.

2016年3月18日 · Spinosaurus was the biggest of all the carnivorous dinosaurs, larger than Tyrannosaurus and Giganotosaurus. It lived during part of the Cretaceous period, about 112 million to 97 million...

2023年2月18日 · Spinosaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now North Africa during the Late Cretaceous period, around 112 to 93.5 million years ago. The name “Spinosaurus” means “spine lizard”, and refers to the distinctive sail-like structure on its back, which is made up of elongated spines extending from its vertebrae.

Spinosaurus (meaning “spine lizard”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the lower Albian to lower Cenomanian stages of the Cretaceous period, about 112 to 97 million years ago. This genus was known first from Egyptian remains discovered in 1912 and described by German paleontologist Ernst Stromer in 1915.