What was Spinosaurus? Spinosaurus was a very large, hunting dinosaur.

Spinosaurus

Spinosaurus.

Spinosaurus was one of the largest hunting dinosaurs. It gets its name from the long bones on its back which look like spines. They support a flap of skin that might have been used to increase the surface area of skin and so act to cool the animal.

It had a very long, narrow jaw and fearsome teeth.

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