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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
'Spine lizard'
Pronunciation:
SPINE-o-SAW-rus
DISCOVERY
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
was discovered by Stromer in 1915 in the Baharija Formation of Marsa Matruh, Egypt
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
99.6 - 93.5 mya
Length: 14 - 18 m Weight: 8000 - 13000 kg Diet: Carnivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Sub-order:
Theropoda
Infra-order:
Tetanurae
Family:
Spinosauridae
Genus:
Spinosaurus
Species:
aegyptiacus
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Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
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This enigmatic african theropod may have been the longest predatory dinosaur. It had an elongated crocodile-like skull and probably fed on fish and small dinosaurs. It had very long (160 cm) neural spines on its back, these may have supported a 'skin-sail'.
This dinosaur starred in the film Jurassic Park 3.
