Spinosaurus
MediumAges 5-8
A side view of Spinosaurus showing the tall sail along its back and its long jaws.
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Simple Spinosaurus Coloring Page
A big, friendly Spinosaurus with a rounded sail and very thick outlines.
Print it at home or in the classroom, colour it in, then read the Spinosaurus facts underneath to find out more about the animal you have just drawn.
Learn While You Color
A dinosaur scientists are still studying
The first good Spinosaurus fossils were destroyed in Munich during the Second World War, so research had to start again from newer finds. How much time Spinosaurus spent swimming is actively debated, and new fossils keep changing the picture.
About the Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus was a very large meat-eating dinosaur that lived in North Africa around 99 to 93 million years ago. It had long narrow jaws, cone-shaped teeth, and a tall sail made of bony spines growing from its backbone.
Fun facts
- The name Spinosaurus means “spine lizard”.
- It is the longest meat-eating dinosaur currently known.
- Its jaws and teeth suit catching fish.
- Fossils have been found in Egypt and Morocco.
- The first Spinosaurus fossils were destroyed in a 1944 bombing raid.
- Scientists are still debating how it moved through water.
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