A right jaw bone, one tooth, and five vertebrae were among the fossil fragments discovered. The specimen was 10 to 11 meters long based on the skeletal remains.
A right jaw bone, one tooth, and five vertebrae were among the fossil fragments discovered. The authors estimate the specimen was 10 to 11 meters long based on the skeletal remains.belonged to a new species as well as a new genus of spinosaurids.
Protathlitis cinctorrensis gen. et sp. nov., in the foreground. In the background Iguanodon and two sauropods.Spinosaurids were large, carnivorous dinosaurs that walked on two legs. The study notes that the group consumed fish and lived in and around water. However, it is unknown whether they swam. The new study sheds light on the origin of spinosaurids. The new findings are significant because the only proof of their existence in Spain came from fossilized tooth remains. And to date, the majority of the recovered have been found in incomplete form.This study adds to the evidence that spinosaurids originated in Europe.
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