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They estimated the length of the dinosaur based on these remains at more than ten meters and possibly much longer.
Spinosaurs had elongated skulls reminiscent of crocodiles, had many conical teeth, ideal for catching elusive prey, and had strong arms and large claws. It was feeding on aquatic prey and other dinosaurs.
Jun 10 2022 07:33
Paleontologists have found fossilized bones on a rocky beach on the Isle of Wight in England that are the remains of a carnivorous dinosaur that may have been larger than any other dinosaur known from Europe, a beast that was a relative of the largest carnivorous dinosaur species ever recorded.
Scientists said they had found parts of the skeleton of the dinosaur, which lived about 125 million years ago during the Cretaceous period, including bones from the back, thighs, tail and some parts of the limbs, but without a skull or teeth.
They estimated the length of the dinosaur based on these remains at more than ten meters and possibly much longer.
Chris Parker, a PhD student in palaeontology at the University of Southampton and lead author of the study published in the journal Per J. Life and Environment “The sample size is impressive. It belongs to one of the largest, and perhaps the largest, wild predators ever known to have traversed Europe.”
Based on a series of small slits located above the tail vertebrae, scientists concluded that it belongs to a group of dinosaurs called the Spinosaurus, which includes the Spinosaurus, which lived about 95 million years ago and was about 15 meters long and considered the longest predatory dinosaur known.
Spinosaurs had elongated skulls reminiscent of crocodiles, had many conical teeth, ideal for catching elusive prey, and had strong arms and large claws. It was feeding on aquatic prey and other dinosaurs.
Because of the incompleteness of the remains, the researchers have not yet determined a scientific name for the discovered dinosaur, but they named it the “White Rock Spinosaurus” based on the ground layer in which its remains were found. They believe it is not one of any of the previously discovered species.
And the Isle of Wight became one of the richest places in Europe with dinosaur remains. Last year, the same team of researchers announced the discovery of two other species of Cretaceous Spinosaurus on the island, each estimated to be about nine meters long.
Source: db a