'River monster': Huge African dinosaur Spinosaurus thrived in the water


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  • Thursday, 30 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO: Makoto Manabe, a researcher at the National Museum of Nature and Science, speaks to reporters in front of a Spinosaurus's skeleton replica as he is seen through the Tyrannosaurus's skull replica during a preparation and media preview for the Dinosaur EXPO at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo, Japan, March 1, 2016. REUTERS/Yuya Shino

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The huge African predator ​Spinosaurus spent much of its life in the water, propelled by a paddle-like tail while hunting large fish - a "river monster," according to scientists, that showed that some dinosaurs invaded the aquatic realm.

Scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery of fossil bones from the tail of ​Spinosaurus in southeastern Morocco that provided a deeper understanding of the appearance, lifestyle and capabilities of the longest meat-eating dinosaur on record.

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