genus · 2 represented species
Spinosaurus
Spinosaurus is a genus of giant, water-associated spinosaurid theropods from Cenomanian northern Africa, represented here by S. aegyptiacus and S. mirabilis.
2Direct child groups
3Countries represented
100.5–93.9 MaDataset range
Definition
Evolutionary importance
Spinosaurus is a genus of giant, water-associated spinosaurid theropods from Cenomanian northern Africa, represented here by S. aegyptiacus and S. mirabilis.
A clade contains an ancestor and all of its descendants. The exact membership of Spinosaurus can differ between published analyses, particularly where fossils are incomplete or character interpretations change.
Name meaning: Reliable information is currently unavailable.
Branch structure
Immediate descendants
Representative taxa
Dinosaurs in this branch
Distribution
Geographic record
Egypt · Morocco · Niger
Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.
Scientific uncertainty
No specific uncertainty note is currently recorded. This does not mean every interpretation is settled.
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