Tag Archives: Spinosaurus aegyptiacus

Every Which Way But Spinosaurus

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Jaime A. Headden

The Saga Continues… Today marks the publication of a new paper describing spinosaurine material from the Kem Kem of Morocco, specifically a set of quadrate bones, the upper portion of the original tetrapod jaw joint. It’s freely available in PLoS … Continue reading →

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Pale Spinos–Sigilmassasaurus

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Jaime A. Headden

In my past comments regarding the strange theropod dinosaur Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, a small storm began to brew as to how, and where the vertebrae fit in a series. An aborted project to revise this series on the basis of comparison … Continue reading →

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The Outlaw Spino Saurus

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Jaime A. Headden

There’s been a lot of news now about Thursday’s (Sep. 11, 2014) publication on a new specimen attributed to Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. A lot of hype rose up months back about the release of  a photo of a mount of some … Continue reading →

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The Good, the Bad and the Spinosaurus

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Jaime A. Headden

So, after about a year I figured I’d get around to completing this. Truth was, I got distracted by other research, personal stuff, and little motivation to work on the project I was doing this is connected to. Namely, I … Continue reading →

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