A NEW Spinosaurus Species Just Dropped — Meet Spinosaurus mirabilis (“Hell Heron”)
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The episode discusses the discovery of a new species of Spinosaurus, Spinosaurus mirabilis, and its implications for understanding dinosaur behavior and evolution.
Scientists have officially described a brand new species of Spinosaurus — Spinosaurus mirabilis — from the Sahara Desert in Niger. This massive predatory dinosaur lived about 95 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous and may have hunted fish in shallow rivers like a giant prehistoric heron.What makes Spinosaurus mirabilis so unique is its huge scimitar-shaped head crest, which could have been brightly colored and used for display. Fossils discovered in 2019 and 2022 revealed multiple crests and skull fragments that confirmed this was a completely new species within the famous spinosaurid family.This discovery is particularly exciting because it’s the first clear new species of Spinosaurus described in more than a century, and it may change how scientists think these dinosaurs lived and hunted. Instead of being fully aquatic predators, this species may have been a semi-aquatic wader stalking fish in inland river systems deep in the Sahara.In this video we break down the discovery, the fossils, and what Spinosaurus mirabilis tells us about the evolution of spinosaurs.📄 Original scientific paper:https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adx5486If you love prehistoric life…
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