New and interesting article on the spinosaurus.

Looks pretty cool, like a crocodile with a sail. If this turns out to be true I'd still prefer the spino to the rex.

I don't think it's going to change Spino being the favorite dino of people, just a size deduction and quite a bit of rethining about the Spinosaur family tree

It would confuse the heck out of the public.

You mean us?

The general puic.

agreed it would confuse the hell out of everyone. people dont exactly like change or in the case of dinosaurs pay attention to it. people still think brontosaurus still exists

Agreed.

is it just me or does that make enyone else feel just...uncomfurtable

Based an all the articles and pages this news has, I have to say again that the construction looks pretty likely.

I didn't ever say it would be limited to quadrupedal posture, on the contrary, as seen in the video in the page, it would also use a bipedal walking sometimes.

This reconstruction also doesn't deny Spino was a predator. In fact, it was, hunting fish is still considered predator. And as every predator is opportunistic, it wouldn't let pass a carcass, pterosaur, or even a slow or wounded dinosaur.

The sail also brings more sense to it: in this new reconstruction, Spinosaurus is depicted as a possibly 4-5 tons heavy animal, pretty long and low to the ground, strong, but still fragile for theropod standards. In this case, the sail would help a lot by making it seem bigger than it really is, scaring away possible threat.

The only problem I see in this reconstruction, that is based on fossil data, is why other spinosaurs seem to be so different and much more bipedal.

Why people bring other theropods in this discussion?This isn't a "t.rex beat every other theropod" thread.We have no idea how these creatures behaved,but most people say that t.rex beat all of them,and this is annoying.STOP THIS!

Back on topic,i found this updated reconstruction,i think it looking better now.

It looks way better. I agrees with your comment.

ahhhhh this brings me back

I recently watched a miniseries that expanded/updated the old Walking with Dinosaurs series. It presented a unique view of Spinosaurus:

Spino was bipedal, with large, powerful arms and claws good for grabbing and ripping. Spino primarily ate fish, and hunted by wading out into a stream and lowering its snout partway underwater. Its high nostrils allowed it to maintain this pose, the pressure-sensitive organs would alert Spino to prey (read: 10 ft fish), and its conical teeth were excellent for grabbing fish (but not slicing flesh or crushing bone). Spino would haul the fish out of the water, and use its arms and claws to rip up the fish so it could eat it. (check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTzfaY2kx0U)

While I understand people may not like the theory that Spino was a fish-eater, its anatomy really supports the theory. Also, fossils of Spino jaws with fish barbs have been excavated.

yup it looks like a dragon, but there are some problems with the new reconstruction look scott hartman article to get more information, and a animal with that lenght couldn't weight 3 or 5 tons, he weighted 8+ tons and probaly he was not a fully quadrupedal animal

ok, guys, the new dino on jurassic world must be the best....ind i dont like the spinosaurus cause it killed the T rex

As expected. I hated the Spino in JP3. Too muscular and heavy. I think it's a far more interesting creature as an aquatic carnivore. Cool pix.

Looking back this honestly makes Spinosaurus a much more interesting creature. Unlike boring and expected traits of other dinosaurs, Spinosaurus was special. Like it said in the documentary, Spinosaurus is finally able to take its place among the giants, with the 60% fossil completeion.

It just makes me happy to see a creature like this finally get a place among the "big ones."

:)