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 ...

Abidjan (AFP) – Deep in the desert of Niger, scientists have unearthed an unknown species of dinosaur, a giant fissvery of its kind in more than a century. Around 95 million years ago, the Spinosaurus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US paleontologist Paul Sereno poses next to the skull cast (Keith Ladzinski) (Keith Ladzinski/Fossil Lab, University of ...

A newly discovered species of large dinosaur lived in marshy areas, hunted for fish and had an impressive horn protruding from its skull. It is the first time in over 100 years that scientists have ...

A team led by the University of Chicago said it has discovered a new species of dinosaur — a fish-eating giant, and the first new species of its kind discovered in a century. In 2019, a team led by ...

A single Spinosaurus mirabilis rears over a carcass of the coelacanth Mawsonia on the forested bank of a river some 95 million years ago in what is now the Sahara Desert in Niger. A scimitar-shaped ...

A team led by University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno has described a new species of spinosaur from the central Sahara, a fish-eating giant called Spinosaurus mirabilis that sports a scimitar ...

Scientists were “astonished” to find a new species of Spinosaurus with a scimitar-shaped bony crest—uncovered in the Sahara Desert.

At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large ...

In the remote Sahara desert of Niger, a groundbreaking discovery has emerged, unveiling a new species of Spinosaurus. Dubbed Spinosaurus mirabilis, this colossal predator has captivated scientists ...

Spinosaurus mirabilis prowled around what is now Africa some 95 million years ago. Dani Navarro Roughly 95 million years ago, a large, meat-eating dinosaur with a curved, sword-like crest atop its ...