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[ad_1] Spinosaurus reconstruction in life: long, narrow jaws with conical teeth, and a single tail for water locomotion. (Illustrations: Davide Bonadonna / Nature) Scientists studying a peculiar million-year-old fossil of a particular dinosaur species called Spinosaurus would never have imagined that their findings could one day challenge the very definition …

[ad_1] The huge African predator Spinosaurus spent much of its life in the water, powered by a paddle-shaped tail while hunting large fish, a “river monster,” according to scientists, which showed that some dinosaurs invaded the aquatic kingdom. Scientists announced on Wednesday the discovery of fossil tail bones of Spinosaurus …