The remains of the fearsome Spinosaurus mirabilis have been waiting for eons to be discovered in a Sahara Desert fossil bed.

Experts have discovered a huge new species of fish-eating dinosaur. It has been named Spinosaurus mirabilis and scientists say it lived nearly 100 million years ago. The fossil was found in the Sahara ...

Rare skull fossils of Spinosaurus found in the Sahara reveal a new species with a crest and evidence it hunted fish in inland ...

Scientists were “astonished” to find a new species of Spinosaurus with a scimitar-shaped bony crest—uncovered in the Sahara Desert.

“I envision this dinosaur as a kind of ‘hell heron’ that had no problem wading on its sturdy legs into two meters of water, ...

Hopefully this court order will help the desert tortoise population rebuild, to regain the delicate natural balance of the ...

Millions of years in the making, a major discovery is turning heads around the globe. A paleontologist from the University of Chicago has uncovered a new dinosaur species in the Sahara Desert.

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The newest member of the Spinosaurus family measures over 40 feet long. Here is what we know about paleontology's latest ...