Spinosaurus
Cretaceous sail-backed predator
Spinosaurus is a genus of large carnivorous dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, distinguished by a dramatic sail-like structure along its spine.
Among the largest known meat-eating dinosaurs—possibly exceeding Tyrannosaurus in length—it had an elongated crocodile-like skull adapted for catching fish.
Recent discoveries suggest it was semiaquatic, an unusual lifestyle for a theropod.
One consuming aquatic vertebrates
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- riverineOf or by streams
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- divingEntering water deliberately
sawfish · coelacanth · lungfish · wading · submerged · freshwater · delta · shoreline
Final Mesozoic period
- theropodBipedal carnivorous dinosaur group
- MoroccoNorthwest African kingdom
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
excavation · specimen · reconstruction · carnivore · megafauna · extinction · sediment · riverbed
Ship's wind-catching fabric
- elongated skullArtificially lengthened cranium
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- short legsBrief lower appendages
- nostrilsBreathing holes in face
claws · thermoregulation · webbed feet · vertebrae · skeleton · fossils · bones · cranium
Uppermost point or culmination
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- hunterPursuer of prey
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- jawsMouth's bony framework
claws · prey · ambush · attack · feeding · scavenger · territorial · bite force
Factual film about reality
- toyObject for amusement
- video gameElectronic interactive visual entertainment
- Walking with DinosaursLandmark prehistoric nature documentary
- illustrationPicture explaining something
reconstruction · roar · animatronic · CGI · merchandise · collectible · model · Mattel
fish-eater
One consuming aquatic vertebrates
diving · sawfish · coelacanth · lungfish · wading · submerged · freshwater · delta · shoreline · ambush
Cretaceous
Final Mesozoic period
- theropodBipedal carnivorous dinosaur group
- MoroccoNorthwest African kingdom
- EgyptNortheastern African nation
fossils · excavation · specimen · reconstruction · carnivore · megafauna · extinction · sediment · riverbed · discovery
sail
Ship's wind-catching fabric
- elongated skullArtificially lengthened cranium
- dorsal finFish's rear stabilizer
- short legsBrief lower appendages
nostrils · claws · thermoregulation · webbed feet · vertebrae · skeleton · fossils · bones · cranium · rib cage
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
jaws · claws · prey · ambush · attack · feeding · scavenger · territorial · bite force · pursuit
documentary
Factual film about reality
- toyObject for amusement
- video gameElectronic interactive visual entertainment
- Walking with DinosaursLandmark prehistoric nature documentary
illustration · reconstruction · roar · animatronic · CGI · merchandise · collectible · model · Mattel · media
- Spinosaurids
- Mesozoicdinosaurs, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, pterosaurs, pterodactyl
- dinosaursdinosaurs, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, raptors, sauropods
- Extinct Animalsdinosaurs, tyrannosaurus, dodo, mammoth, triceratops
- giant animalsAfrican elephant, Asian elephant, elephant, blue whale, humpback whale
- Prehistoric Animalsdinosaurs, T-Rex, Velociraptor, Brachiosaurus, mammoth
SpinosaurusTyrannosaurus rex
Large theropod dinosaur species
Giganotosaurus · hypercarnivore · Velociraptor · Albertosaurus · Utahraptor