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A Century of Spinosaurs - A Review and Revision of the Spinosauridae with Comments on Their Ecology
David William Elliott HONE,
Thomas Richard HOLTZ Jr,
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David William Elliott HONE
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS UK
Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorThomas Richard HOLTZ Jr
Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA
Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, DC 20013 USA
Search for more papers by this authorDavid William Elliott HONE,
Thomas Richard HOLTZ Jr,
Corresponding Author
David William Elliott HONE
School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS UK
Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorThomas Richard HOLTZ Jr
Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 USA
Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, DC 20013 USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbout the first author:
HONE David William Elliott Male; born in 1978 in London, UK; PhD; Lecturer in Zoology, Queen Mary University of London; He is interested in the study of sexual selection and behavior in the fossil record. Email: [email protected]; phone: +44 207 882 3040
Abstract
The spinosaurids represent an enigmatic and highly unusual form of large tetanuran theropods that were first identified in 1915. A recent flurry of discoveries and taxonomic revisions of this important and interesting clade has added greatly to our knowledge. Spinosaur body fossils are however generally rare and most species are known from only limited skeletal remains. Their unusual anatomical adaptations to the skull, limbs and axial column all differ from other large theropods and point to an unusual ecological niche and a lifestyle intimately linked to water.
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