Spinosaurus: still really weird.

Spinosaurus: still really weird.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/laelaps/spinosaurus-was-a-terrible-swimmer/

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  1. Paul VermerenSeptember 21, 2018 at 11:56 AM

    The only niche I can really see these things filling is some sort of shoreline fish-nabber, and that's weird, because I don't think we have any big carnivores that do anything like that. I mean, sure, bears fish for salmon, but they're not adapted to do only that.

    Maybe a possible parallel is Pakicetus.

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  2. Dean CollinsSeptember 21, 2018 at 12:05 PM

    He didn't need to swim. He used the spine for a sail.

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  3. Casey G.September 21, 2018 at 12:14 PM

    My reconstruction still stands:
    photos.google.com - New photo by Casey G.

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  4. Dean CollinsSeptember 21, 2018 at 2:36 PM

    The water is just not deep enough.

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