Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger

Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation

New 'scimitar-crested' Spinosaurus species discovered in the central Sahara

A paper published in Science describes the discovery of Spinosaurus mirabilis, a new spinosaurid species found in Niger. A 20-person team led by Paul Sereno, Ph.D., Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago, unearthed the find at a remote locale in the central Sahara, adding important new fossil finds to the closing chapter of spinosaurid evolution.

Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger

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 blade-shaped head crest and jaws bearing interlocking teeth for snaring slippery fish.

Scientists discover new dinosaur species deep in the Sahara Desert

Spinosaurus Mirabilis is believed to be roughly the size of a Tyrannosaurus Rex and about 95 million years old, researchers said.

New fossils may settle debate over mysterious sail-backed spinosaurs

Spinosaurs have sometimes been portrayed as swimmers or divers, but a new species of these dinosaurs bolsters the idea that they were more like gigantic herons

This odd-looking new Spinosaurus is reviving an age-old debate

Could Spinosaurus swim? A new fossil with a scimitar-like head crest provides new evidence on the unsettled question.