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Spinostropheus was first thought to be a species of Elaphrosaurus, but later scientists gave it its own genus in 2004.1
Its neck vertebrae have flat, wide spines on top, which is why it was named 'spine vertebra'.1
Scientists are not sure exactly how big Spinostropheus was. One estimate says 4 meters (13 feet) long, another says 6.2 meters (20.3 feet).1
The fossils of Spinostropheus were found in rocks that are between about 167 and 164 million years old, from the Middle Jurassic.1
Some scientists think Spinostropheus might be a close relative of Ceratosaurus, while others think it is more like a tetanuran dinosaur.1

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Spinostropheus
?How big was Spinostropheus?
Scientists are not sure. One estimate says about 4 meters (13 feet) long and 200 kg (441 lbs), while another says 6.2 meters (20.3 feet).1
?When did Spinostropheus live?
It lived during the Middle Jurassic period, about 167 to 164 million years ago.1
?Where was Spinostropheus found?
Its fossils were found in Niger, Africa, in the Tiourarén Formation.1
?Is Spinostropheus a dinosaur?
Yes, it is a theropod dinosaur.1
?Why is it called Spinostropheus?
Its name means 'spine vertebra' because of the flat, wide spines on its neck bones.1
Vir dino-kenners
- Wetenskaplike naam
- Spinostropheus
- Benoem deur
- Sereno et al. 20042
- Groep
- Vleisvretende dino's
- Familie / klade
- Ceratosauria2
- Klassifikasie
- Theropoda > Ceratosauria2
- Ouderdom van die rotse
- 162 tot 94 miljoen jaar (Oxfordian / Cenomanian)2
- Rotsformasies
- Echkar, Tiourarén2
- Lande
- Niger2
- Fossielrekords
- 3 in The Paleobiology Database2
- Ontdekking
- Albert-Félix de Lapparent discovered the fossils in 1959 near Oued Timmersöi in Niger. He named it Elaphrosaurus gautieri in 1960. In 2004, Paul Sereno and colleagues renamed it Spinostropheus gautieri.1
- Steeds omstrede
- Scientists still debate whether Spinostropheus is a ceratosaur or a tetanuran dinosaur.1
Waar die feite vandaan kom
- Spinostropheus (en.wikipedia.org)
- Spinostropheus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.
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