The Spinosaurus remains one of the greatest enigmas in palaeontology. Often described as a bizarre dinosaur, each new discovery forces a reassessment of its biology and ecology. Some view it as a croc-like water predator, while others see it as a land-based hunter with a distinctive sail-like feature. What was the Spinosaurus truly like, and what breakthroughs have reshaped our understanding over the past century?
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00:00:00: Introduction to Spinosaurus's changing image00:01:08: How Spinosaurus got its name00:02:07: Early reconstructions (1936)00:03:00: Spinosaurus returns in 1976 art00:04:09: Discovery of Baryonyx (1984)00:06:01: Suchomimus discovery (1998)00:07:17: Spinosaurus in Jurassic Park III (2001)00:09:03: Reconstructed skeleton from mixed fossils00:10:00: Land Before Time appearance (2006)00:11:37: Planet Dinosaur shows Spino fishing (2011)00:13:04: Breakthrough discovery by Nizar Ibrahim (2014)00:15:12: Nova’s Bigger Than T-Rex documentary00:16:04: Spinosaurus art by Davide Bonadonna00:16:53: New short-legged reconstruction00:17:55: Hone & Holtz review Spinosaurids (2017)00:18:27: Don Henderson tests buoyancy (2018)00:19:58: Aquatic Dinosaur? (2020)00:22:08: CT-scan digital reconstruction (2022)
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