image: Life reconstruction of Iberospinus natarioi (ML1190) showing 3D digitalization of some of the recovered bones, along with reconstructed musculature. Upper, right lateral view; Bottom, anterolateral left view. Paleoart by Victor Feijó de Carvalho. view more
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New spinosaurid dinosaur from Portugal which lived over 125 million years ago had a crocodile-like skull, a spiny back and may have been a wading, fish-eating predator
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0262614
Article Title: A new theropod dinosaur from the early cretaceous (Barremian) of Cabo Espichel, Portugal: Implications for spinosaurid evolution
Author Countries: Portugal
Funding: This research was supported by PDL-Parque dos dinossauros da Lourinhã (https://www.dinoparque.pt/pt/), through the “BARY-PT” grant financed by the Program “Bolsas Super Animais 3” in collaboration with Pingo Doce supermarkets. This research is also under the GeoBioTec-GeoBioSciences, GeoTechnologies and GeoEngineering NOVA [GeoBioCiências, GeoTecnologias e GeoEngenharias], grant UIDB/04035/2020 by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (https://www.fct.pt/). Both O.M and D.E.L received funding from those sources. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
Article Title
A new theropod dinosaur from the early cretaceous (Barremian) of Cabo Espichel, Portugal: Implications for spinosaurid evolution
Article Publication Date
16-Feb-2022
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.