Spinosaurus teeth
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With no doubt Spinosaurus is one of the rarest dinosaurs on earth. First its fossils were found in Baharia oasis in Egypt. Later these remains were destroyed in World War Two.
Next its remains were unearthed in Morocco[1], and Tunisia[2].
Teeth
editMost of Spinosaurus teeth are found in Tegana Formation and Kem-Kem Beds in Morocco. These teeth belong to two species: S.moroccanus and S. aegyptiacus.
Teeth of S.aegyptiacus are usually long and different from the teeth of carnosaurs. They are more like teeth of T.rex, but not serrated and not as strong. They were used to:
- Grab
- Fish
Notes
edit- ^ CRISTIANO DAL SASSO, SIMONE MAGANUCO, ERIC BUFFETAUT, and MARCO A. MENDEZ. NEW INFORMATION ON THE SKULL OF THE ENIGMATIC THEROPOD SPINOSAURUS, WITH REMARKS ON ITS SIZE AND AFFINITIES.
{{cite book}}: line feed character in|title=at position 68 (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ ERIC BUFFETAUT and MOHAMED OUAJA. A new specimen of Spinosaurus (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Tunisia, with remarks on the evolutionary history of the Spinosauridae.
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