Spinosaurus

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genus spinosaurid theropod dinosaur

Spinosaurus is a large, sail-backed theropod dinosaur, popularly depicted as a fearsome aquatic predator in the Jurassic Park franchise.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Spinosaurus canonical 4
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus ⓘ
spinosaurid ⓘ
theropod dinosaur ⓘ
clade Dinosauria ⓘ
describedBy Ernst Stromer ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
piscivorous ⓘ
discoveryLocation Bahariya Oasis ⓘ
surface form: Bahariya Oasis, Egypt
ecologicalNiche semi-aquatic predator ⓘ
estimatedLength up to about 15 meters ⓘ
estimatedMass several tonnes ⓘ
family Spinosauridae ⓘ
fossilRange Cretaceous ⓘ
Late Cretaceous ⓘ
fossilType fragmentary remains ⓘ
geologicalAge Cenomanian ⓘ
hasSensoryAdaptation pressure-sensitive snout pits (inferred) ⓘ
hasSkullShape long low snout ⓘ
holotypeStatus destroyed in World War II ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
livedIn Bahariya Formation ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Kem Kem beds ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
locomotion bipedal ⓘ
quadrupedal (disputed) ⓘ
semi-aquatic swimming ⓘ
notableAnatomicalFeature conical teeth without pronounced serrations ⓘ
elongated crocodile-like snout ⓘ
elongated neural spines forming a sail ⓘ
reduced hind limbs ⓘ
robust forelimbs with large claws ⓘ
order Saurischia ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
popularCultureDepiction Jurassic Park III ⓘ
Jurassic World trilogy ⓘ
surface form: Jurassic World franchise
portrayedAs aquatic or semi-aquatic hunter ⓘ
large sail-backed predator ⓘ
preyedOn aquatic vertebrates ⓘ
fish ⓘ
primaryHabitat coastal environments ⓘ
river systems ⓘ
scientificDebate body posture and locomotion ⓘ
degree of aquatic adaptation ⓘ
subfamily Spinosauridae ⓘ
surface form: Spinosaurinae
suborder Theropoda ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Spinosaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
yearDescribed 1915 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jurassic Park → notableSpecies → Spinosaurus ⓘ
Theropoda → includes → Spinosaurus ⓘ
Tetanurae → hasNotableMember → Spinosaurus ⓘ
Jurassic Park III → featuresCreature → Spinosaurus ⓘ
Spinosaurus → typeSpecies → Spinosaurus self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Spinosaurus aegyptiacus