Dino suited for water makes a splash | Science News

Bones of a Spinosaurus, plus a digital model based on them and other fossil material, show that the species was the first dinosaur with unmistakable adaptations for a life spent to a large extent in water, scientists say. Spinosaurus may also be the only predatory dinosaur to have walked on all fours instead of on its hind legs as T. rex. did.
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Spinosaurus will be the subject of a new exhibition at the National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C., opening Sept. 12, as well as the topic of a National Geographic/NOVA special airing on PBS Nov. 5 at 9 p.m.

Source: N. Ibrahim et al. Semiaquatic adaptations in a giant predatory dinosaur. Science. Published online September 11, 2014. doi: 10.1126/science.1258750

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