A new Spinosaurus species uncovered in northern Niger appears to have been a wading predator of fish like its close relatives, but it lived as many as 1000 kilometers inland from the Tethys Sea. The fossil find may represent a third phase of evolution for this group of massive, fish-eating dinosaurs.
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Cover of Science: Spinosaurus mirabilis
Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation. Paul C. Sereno et al.
🚨NEW SCIENCE ALERT!🚨Our paper, led by Dr. Paul Sereno, is now available in @ScienceMagazine! We describe a new African #dinosaur species with a unique cranial crest—Spinosaurus mirabilis. See beautiful paleoart by @playerDNG on the cover!@NYITCOMResearch
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Un estudio logra reconstruir con un nivel de detalle inédito la apariencia en vida del dinosaurio 'Edmontosaurus annectens' a través de dos ejemplares que conservaron su piel, púas y pezuñas gracias a un proceso natural de “momificación”.
Fuente: @europapress
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Duck-billed dinosaur fleshy midline and hooves reveal terrestrial clay-template "mummification". Paul C. Sereno, Evan T.Saitta, Daniel Vidal, Nathan Myhrvold, María Ciudad Real, Stephanie L. Baumgart, Lauren L.Bop, Tyler M.Keillor,Marcus Eriksen,Kraig Derstler @ScienceMagazine