spinosaur
Fish-eating sailed theropod
A spinosaur is a large carnivorous dinosaur of a family characterized by elongated crocodile-like snouts and, in some species, dramatic sail-like spines along the back.
The group includes Spinosaurus, among the largest known land predators.
Spinosaurs appear to have been semiaquatic, hunting fish and other prey in and around water: The spinosaur's conical teeth were adapted for gripping slippery fish.
Creature eating only animals
- hunterPursuer of prey
- preyAnimal being hunted
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
teeth · apex · territorial · opportunistic · scavenger · pursuit · giant · formidable
Final Mesozoic period
- theropodBipedal carnivorous dinosaur group
- extinctNo longer existing
- MesozoicAge of Reptiles
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
excavation · paleontology · saurischian · archosaur · morocco · specimen · reconstruction
Partially water-based lifestyle
- fish-eaterOne consuming aquatic vertebrates
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
wetlands · freshwater · estuary · mangrove · coastal · diving · wading · riverine
Of nerve tissue
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- crestHighest point or tuft
elongated skull · claws · forelimbs · sail · dorsal · skeleton · bones · jaw
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- Jurassic WorldDinosaur theme park film
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- paleoartImagery of vanished species
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
museum · exhibit · toy · model · illustration · iconic · feared
carnivore
Creature eating only animals
claws · teeth · apex · territorial · opportunistic · scavenger · pursuit · giant · formidable · massive
Cretaceous
Final Mesozoic period
fossil · excavation · paleontology · saurischian · archosaur · morocco · specimen · reconstruction
semi-aquatic
Partially water-based lifestyle
- fish-eaterOne consuming aquatic vertebrates
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
delta · wetlands · freshwater · estuary · mangrove · coastal · diving · wading · riverine · floodplain
neural
Of nerve tissue
- vertebraeInterlocking bones of spine
- elongatedStretched beyond usual dimensions
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
crest · elongated skull · claws · forelimbs · sail · dorsal · skeleton · bones · jaw · nostrils
Jurassic Park
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- Jurassic WorldDinosaur theme park film
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- paleoartImagery of vanished species
reconstruction · museum · exhibit · toy · model · illustration · iconic · feared
spinosaurtyrannosaur
Large predatory dinosaur
Tyrannosaurus rex · tyrannosaurid · Giganotosaurus · hypercarnivore · Albertosaurus
spine, spines, spined, spinal, spinous, saurian, saurus, dinosaur, dinosaurs