The creature that is being examined in this experiment is the now extinct Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, a dinosaur that lived in Northwestern Africa about 95 million years ago. The Spinosaurus (fig.1) was a creature that has been estimated to be anywhere from 13 to 18 meters (43 to 60) long, weighed 7 to 9 tonnes (8-10 tons), and is agreed to be by most paleontologists the largest carnivorous dinosaur of all time. It is thought to be a piscivore, although the Spinosaurus’ diet and lifestyle is very controversial. It was named in 1915 by the German paleontologist Ernst Stromer. It lived in North Africa, from the Bahariya Formation in Egypt to the Kem Kem Formation in Morocco.
The ages that this creature roamed the earth in are known by most geologists as the Albian Age (112-100 mya) and the Cenomanian Age (100-95 million years ago), which are inside of the Cretaceous Period (149-65 million years ago). Back then the climate of northern Africa was very different from what it is today. The climate was still just as warm as it now, maybe warmer, but it was much more humid. Where there are deserts and …show more content…
There were a plethora of carnivores like Carcharodontosaurus, another one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs known, and Deltadromeus, a bear-sized ceratosaur, all strangely were able to live together in this environment. In the water, there were fish and marine reptiles including the Onchopristis, a sawfish the size of a motorhome, coelacanths, Mosasaurs, large marine reptiles that ate fish, and giant crocodiles like the Sarcosuchus that feasted on even the dinosaurs. Spinosaurus’ position in this fascinating ecosystem is arguable, and its diet is unknown, only guesses can be made, but we can find out more about the habits of Spinosaurus using the science of
The ages that this creature roamed the earth in are known by most geologists as the Albian Age (112-100 mya) and the Cenomanian Age (100-95 million years ago), which are inside of the Cretaceous Period (149-65 million years ago). Back then the climate of northern Africa was very different from what it is today. The climate was still just as warm as it now, maybe warmer, but it was much more humid. Where there are deserts and …show more content…
There were a plethora of carnivores like Carcharodontosaurus, another one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs known, and Deltadromeus, a bear-sized ceratosaur, all strangely were able to live together in this environment. In the water, there were fish and marine reptiles including the Onchopristis, a sawfish the size of a motorhome, coelacanths, Mosasaurs, large marine reptiles that ate fish, and giant crocodiles like the Sarcosuchus that feasted on even the dinosaurs. Spinosaurus’ position in this fascinating ecosystem is arguable, and its diet is unknown, only guesses can be made, but we can find out more about the habits of Spinosaurus using the science of