Spinosaurus, one of the most beloved dinosaurs, keeps getting "nerfed" by expert paleontologists. Memes about the trend are surfacing en masse. Here's why.

For years, controversy has swirled around how a Cretaceous-era, sail-backed dinosaur—the giant Spinosaurus aegyptiacus—hunted its prey. Spinosaurus was among the largest predators ever to prowl the ...

A new analysis led by paleontologists from the University of Chicago reexamines the bone density of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus as a way of determining its life habits in water.

For years, controversy has swirled around how a Cretaceous-era, sail-backed dinosaur—the giant Spinosaurus aegyptiacus—hunted its prey. Spinosaurus was among the largest predators ever to ...

Field Museum’s newest dinosaur is crowned ‘Sobek’ the Spinosaurus Of more than 31,000 online votes cast to name the Spinosaurus fossil, Sobek was tops, beating out Sandy and Sabah.

Could Spinosaurus Really Take On T. rex? And Other Facts Spinosaurus was one of the biggest predators of its time, but was it big enough to take down the Tyrannosaurus rex?

Chicago's Field Museum on Friday unveiled a 46-foot cast of a Spinosaurus skeleton. The Spinosaurus is believed to be the largest predatory dinosaur to have existed.

The Field Museum is welcoming a new fossil friend: the Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. (Photo/Field Museum) At 46 feet long, the Spinosaurus aegyptiacus is four feet longer than the iconic sue.

The hunting habits of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, the largest known predatory dinosaur to roam the Earth, have been subject to intense scientific debate since detailed descriptions of its most complete ...

German paleontologist Ernst Stromer named the prehistoric predator Spinosaurus aegyptiacus in 1915 after the first partial skeleton was discovered by his fossil hunter Richard Markgraf in Egypt.