Spinosaurus bones hint that the spiny dinosaurs enjoyed water sports Most dinosaurs were landlubbers, but this Cretaceous predator may have been found splashing in shallow waters for a meal.

A new study finds that Spinosaurus and at least one of its cousins had highly dense bones, consistent with a lifestyle of foraging underwater. Illustration by Davide Bonadonna ByMichael Greshko ...

Fictional paleontologist Alan Grant, looking after kids Lex and Tim, tries to sneak by a dozing Tyrannosaurus rex and motor ...

Then, in 2022, a team working with聽 Ibrahim turned to Spinosaurus’ bone structure as another way to聽 test the swimming hypothesis.

Spinosaurus, the largest-known carnivorous dinosaur, and its closest relatives long have confounded scientists trying to understand how these unusual water-loving beasts lived their lives and ...

Spinosaurus' most striking feature was a long paddle-like tail. - [Nizar] When we first looked at those tail bones we thought well, "That looks like a propulsive structure." ...

Spinosaurus is the largest predatory dinosaur known -- over two metres longer than the longest Tyrannosaurus rex -- but the way it hunted has been a subject of debate for decades. In a new paper ...

New research shows that the Spinosaurus might not have been a swimming dinosaur at all. Instead, it might have hunted along the shoreline.

Through further study and modeling, researchers were able to get a clearer picture of how the Spinosaurus's tail worked. Scientists created a life-sized model of its tail, based on the bones, and ...

Most modern birds and many dinosaurs, including Spinosaurus, have air sacs attached to their lungs or inside bones that act like a life vest preventing submergence. Assessing the aquatic abilities of ...

A new paper challenges the idea that the large, carnivorous Spinosaurus dived after prey rather than wading and plucking it out of the water.

Chicago's Field Museum on Friday unveiled a 46-foot cast of a Spinosaurus skeleton. The Spinosaurus is believed to be the largest predatory dinosaur to have existed.