This odd-looking new Spinosaurus is reviving an age-old debate

Now, the researchers report the crest belonged to an entirely new species—Spinosaurus mirabilis—that roamed the area’s ancient river ecosystem some 95 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous. They published their discovery Thursday in Science. The new species adds to a heated debate over how these puzzling (and popular) dinosaurs lived and hunted in water. … Read more