Spinosaurus is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur in the Jurassic World Evolution series. Originating in Late Cretaceous Africa, Spinosaurus is one of the largest species of theropod dinosaurs. In Evolution, Spinosaurus is first encountered during Campaign Mode as a wild animal on Isla Sorna.

The Spinosaurus was portrayed using a combination of state-of-the-art animatronics and computer-generated imagery. In earlier versions of the film, its role would have been filled by a Baryonyx.

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• The biggest carnivorous dinosaur of them all!
• Spinosaurus had straight teeth.
• Spinosaurus could swim!
• The Spinosaurus diet consisted mainly of fish.
• They also ate smaller dinosaurs.
• Spinosaurus had a massive sail on its back.

Spinosaurus, which was longer and heavier than Tyrannosaurus, is the largest known carnivorous dinosaur. It possessed a skull 1.75 metres (roughly 6 feet) long, a body length of 14–18 metres (46–59 feet), and an estimated mass of 12,000–20,000 kg (13–22 tons).

Named for its seven-foot-long spines, Spinosaurus lived about a hundred million years ago during the Cretaceous period. It inhabited what is now North Africa's Sahara region, which at the time featured a large river system. Spinosaurus was well adapted for aquatic life.

Spinosaurus lived between 99 and 93.5 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous Period. At that time, its North African habitat consisted of tidal flats (muddy or marshy areas that get covered by the sea) and mangrove forests.

Two species of Spinosaurus have been named: Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (meaning "Egyptian spine lizard") and the disputed Spinosaurus maroccanus (meaning "Moroccan spine lizard"). The first described remains of Spinosaurus were found and described in the early 20th century.

The body color of the Spinosaurus was a mixture of dark and light gray, a yellowed underbelly, and red splotches around its face, across its back, and at the end of its tail. The sail had blue circles, possibly for attracting the opposite sex. Like all of InGen's cloned theropods, it had pronated wrists.

Spinosaurus, which was longer and heavier than Tyrannosaurus, is the largest known carnivorous dinosaur. It possessed a skull 1.75 metres (roughly 6 feet) long, a body length of 14–18 metres (46–59 feet), and an estimated mass of 12,000–20,000 kg (13–22 tons).

SPINE-oh-SORE-us 'spine lizard' Type of dinosaur: large theropod Length: 14.0m Weight: 7400kg. Diet: carnivorous Teeth: smooth and cone-shaped Food: fish and maybe other dinosaurs When it lived: Late Cretaceous, 99-94 million years ago Found in: Egypt, Morocco.

Spinosaurus was well adapted for aquatic life. Its nostrils were further up on its snout than the nostrils of other dinosaurs. This would've allowed the animal to breathe even with most of its snout submerged. Its crocodile-like teeth were ideal for catching fish.

These adaptations include small nostrils in the middle of the skull that would have allowed Spinosaurus to breathe when part of its head was in water; giant, slanted teeth well-suited for catching fish; a long neck and trunk that shifted the dinosaur's centre of mass forward making walking on two legs on land nearly ...

5 Facts About Spinosaurus

• Spinosaurus Fact #1: Spinosaurus had a large sail made of long spines that were covered with skin.
• Spinosaurus Fact #2: Spinosaurus had a mouth similar to a crocodile's, and it had straight teeth like knives, which was different from other carnivorous dinosaurs that had curved teeth.

Spinosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur from Africa. Scientists think it may have lived a semi-aquatic lifestyle. Our understanding of Spinosaurus has changed in recent years. For over 100 years we only had very incomplete remains of this dinosaur.

Spinosaurus was among the largest predatory dinosaurs to have ever lived and the first known dinosaur adapted for swimming. It lived during the Cretaceous period, about 100 million years ago, in what is now North Africa.