New 'hell heron' Spinosaurus species found in remote Sahara 70 years after fossil clue
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Spinosaurus mirabilis, a newly identified meat-eating dinosaur rivaling T. rex in size, was found in Niger's Sahara Desert by professor Paul Sereno, Ph.D., and his team.
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Recently detailed in the journal Science, the discovery was years in the making — with researchers finding jaw fragments in 2019 and two additional crests in 2022.
Spinosaurus mirabilis was a shallow water predator that preyed on fish, though its habitat was 600 miles inland from the ancient Tethys Sea.
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