Aquatic adaptation in the skull of carnivorous dinosaurs (Theropoda: Spinosauridae) and the evolution of aquatic habits in spinosaurids

TMS Arden, CG Klein, S Zouhri, NR Longrich - Cretaceous Research, 2019 - Elsevier
The Spinosauridae is a specialized group of theropod dinosaurs characterised by a long,
narrow skull, robust forelimbs with a hooked thumb claw, and tall neural spines forming a …

[HTML][HTML] A new spinosaurid dinosaur species from the Early Cretaceous of Cinctorres (Spain)

A Santos-Cubedo, C de Santisteban, B Poza… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
A new spinosaurid genus and species is described based on the right maxilla and five
caudal vertebrae of a single specimen from the Arcillas de Morella Formation (Early …

Semi-aquatic adaptations in a spinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil

T Aureliano, AM Ghilardi, PV Buck, M Fabbri… - Cretaceous …, 2018 - Elsevier
Spinosaurinae are known to have a strong relationship with aquatic environments, involving
several anatomical adaptations. Nonetheless, this group of theropods remains enigmatic …

A new spinosaurid theropod (Dinosauria: Megalosauroidea) from the upper Barremian of Vallibona, Spain: Implications for spinosaurid diversity in the Early …

E Malafaia, JM Gasulla, F Escaso, I Narváez… - Cretaceous …, 2020 - Elsevier
A new medium-sized theropod dinosaur from the Arcillas de Morella Formation (upper
Barremian) in Vallibona (Castellón, Spain) is described based on a partial skeleton …

A century of spinosaurs‐a review and revision of the Spinosauridae with comments on their ecology

DWE Hone, TR Holtz Jr - Acta Geologica Sinica‐English …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The spinosaurids represent an enigmatic and highly unusual form of large tetanuran
theropods that were first identified in 1915. A recent flurry of discoveries and taxonomic …

The first record of a spinosaurid pedal ungual from Brazil (Boca do Forno Ravine, Itapecuru Formation, Parnaíba Basin)

TC de França, N Santos Brilhante… - Historical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Despite being poorly known from limited skeletal remains as teeth and a few postcranial
material, spinosaurid remains have been reported from two different Lower Cretaceous …

An Early Cretaceous spinosaurid theropod from southern China

E Buffetaut, V Suteethorn, H Tong, R Amiot - Geological Magazine, 2008 - cambridge.org
Teeth from the Early Cretaceous Napai Formation of Fusui County, Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region (South China), initially described as the sauropterygian Sinopliosaurus …

New contributions to the skull anatomy of spinosaurid theropods: Baryonychinae maxilla from the Early Cretaceous of Igea (La Rioja, Spain)

E Isasmendi, P Navarro-Lorbés, P Sáez-Benito… - Historical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Spinosaurid dinosaurs show a wide geographical and temporal distribution, being present
in Gondwanan and Laurasian landmasses, at least, during the Lower Cretaceous and the …

Redescription and phylogenetic position of the Adriatic (Upper Cretaceous; Cenomanian) dolichosaur Pontosaurus lesinensis (Kornhuber, 1873)

SE Pierce, MW Caldwell - Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Upper Cretaceous marine squamate Pontosaurus lesinensis is
redescribed. Extensive re-preparation has exposed new details of the skull, mandibles, and …

The first definitive Asian spinosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the early cretaceous of Laos

R Allain, T Xaisanavong, P Richir, B Khentavong - Naturwissenschaften, 2012 - Springer
Spinosaurids are among the largest and most specialized carnivorous dinosaurs. The
morphology of their crocodile-like skull, stomach contents, and oxygen isotopic composition …