Spinosaurus Was Weird

[ThylacineAlive]

Well it seems we finally have an almost complete skeleton of one of the coolest Dinosaurs of all time- and it's a lot weirder than we thought! Prepare to shed almost all of your previous notions on what this thing looked like:

The largest predatory dinosaur ever was 'half-duck, half-crocodile' | The Verge

~Thylo

 

[LaughingDove]

It looks pretty cool in my opinion but weird as well.

 

[AverageWalrus]

I've thought of a better name for Spinosaurus, THE CROCODUCK

 

[jbnbsn99]

Evidently, there is a lot of controversy going on in the paleontological community over this report. Most paleontologists are highly skeptical of the extremely shortened legs and think that there is a scaling issue going on in the reconstruction.

 

[Chlidonias]

hmm, yes. See this article (which has lots of links) for example: Mark Witton.com Blog: The 'Spinosaurus reboot': sailing in stormy waters

 

[dinosaur50]

Evidently, there is a lot of controversy going on in the paleontological community over this report. Most paleontologists are highly skeptical of the extremely shortened legs and think that there is a scaling issue going on in the reconstruction.

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