[D] Spinosaurus maroccanus
Describer
Russell, 1996
Time
Cretaceous Early Albian
Classification
Saurischia Theropoda Tetanurae Spinosauroidae Spinosauridae
Diet
Carnivore
Fossilsite
Tafilalt, Morocco
Info
Spinosaurus maroccanus n. sp., known from three median cervical vertebrae, two dentary fragments, and a dorsal neural arch. Dentary seems to have been only 3/4 the size of the type of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, but cervicals are longer.
NMC 50791 (HoloType) median cervical vertabra, NMC 50532 (referred specimens) dentary fragments NMC 41768 (referred specimens) median cervical vertebrae, NMC 50813 (referred specimens) dorsal neural arch.
MNHN SAM 124 (referred specimens) rostrum containing both premaxillae, maxillae, vomers and fragment of rght dentary, MNHN SAM 125 (referred specimens) fragement of premaxilla,
MNHN SAM 126-127 (referred specimens)centra of 2 cervical vertebrae MNHN SAM 128 (referred specimens) neural arch of dorsal vertebrae.