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Spinosaurus mirabilis
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Paper
6 citationsTL;DRA close relative of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, the sail-backed, fish-eating giant from nearshore deposits of northern Africa, is described and distinguished by a scimitar-shaped bony crest projecting far above its skull roof.
P. Sereno, D. Vidal, Nathan P Myhrvold, Evan Johnson-Ransom +6 more
Science · 2026
Medicine
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Wikidata facts
- Parent taxon
- Spinosaurus
- Image
- Spinosaurid MNBH EGA1.jpg
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- taxon name
- Spinosaurus mirabilis
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon author citation
- Sereno, Vidal, Myhrvold, Johnson-Ransom, Ciudad Real, Baumgart, Sánchez Fontela, Green, Saitta, Adamou, Bop, Keillor, Fitzgerald, Dutheil, Laroche, Demers-Potvin, Simarro, Gascó-Lluna, Lázaro, Gamonal, Beightol, Reneleau, Vautrin, Bertozzo, FGranados, Kinney-Broderick, Mallon, Lindoso, Ramezani & Jahandar, 2026
- location of discovery
- Niger
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On the map
2 mapped locations