Spinosaurus
MediumAges 5-8
A side view of Spinosaurus showing the tall sail along its back and its long jaws.
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Spinosaurus by the River Coloring Page
Spinosaurus standing in shallow water among reeds, with ripple lines to colour.
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A fish eater
The shape of its jaws and teeth is much closer to a fish-catching animal than to a bone-crunching hunter like Tyrannosaurus. Fossils are found in rocks that formed in rivers and swamps, which fits an animal that spent a lot of time near water.
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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