University of Chicago professor Paul Sereno led several expeditions to Niger that culminated in the discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis, the first evidence of a new species of the Spinosaurus genus in ...

Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, scimitar-shaped crest that may once have blazed with color under ...

The remains of the fearsome Spinosaurus mirabilis have been waiting for eons to be discovered in a Sahara Desert fossil bed.

It was a spine-tingling discovery. Fossil hunters might’ve just made the find of a lifetime — the skull of a supersized dinosaur from “hell” with a swordlike horn protruding from its head, per a study ...

(NEW YORK) — Findings about a newly researched massive fossil support evidence that the giant creature was, in fact, aquatic, a conclusion that has the potential to change our understanding of ...

Unearthed in a rare Saharan fossil site in Niger, Spinosaurus mirabilis had a large head crest that may have signaled a message to rivals competing for resources or territory along the way. artwork by ...

WASHINGTON – Picture the fearsome creatures of “Jurassic Park” crossed with the shark from “Jaws.” Then super-size to the biggest predator ever to roam Earth. Now add a crocodile snout as big as a ...

During a journey that could be the plot of an adventure novel, paleontologists discovered the fossils of a new dinosaur species in the vast Sahara Desert. “It was the expedition of a century, without ...

Digital skeletal reconstruction and transparent flesh outline of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. Color codes are used to show the origin of different parts of the digital skeletal model. Bones of the neotype ...

Spinosaurus is the biggest carnivorous dinosaur ever discovered—even bigger than T. rex—but the way it hunted has been a subject of debate for decades. It's hard to guess the behavior of an animal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Unearthed in a rare Saharan fossil site in Niger, Spinosaurus mirabilis had a large head crest that may have signaled a message to ...

Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question. Unearthed in a rare Saharan fossil site in Niger, Spinosaurus mirabilis had a ...