Spinosaurus

Spinosaurus

Dinosaur Expo 2016 at National Museum of Nature and Science, Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo

Spinosaurus was among the largest of all known carnivorous dinosaurs, nearly as large as or even larger than Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus.The distinctive spines of Spinosaurus, which were long extensions of the vertebrae, grew to at least 1.65 meters.

The name Spinosaurus means ‘spine lizard’. Fossils of the Spinosaurus were first found in Egypt around 1910.