Subfamily

Valid Extinct

Spinosaurinae

Sereno et al. 1998

Spinosauridae is a clade or family of tetanuran theropod dinosaurs comprising ten to seventeen known genera. Spinosaurid fossils have been recovered worldwide, including Africa, Europe, South America, and Asia. Their remains have generally been attributed to the Early to Late Cretaceous.

Temporal range

Triassic

Jurassic

Cretaceous

Paleogene

Neogene

252 201 145 66 0 Ma

PBDB occurrences

Group

Dinosaures

Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial

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Classification

Dinosauria Unranked clade

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Theropoda Unranked clade

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Neotheropoda Unranked clade

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Averostra Unranked clade

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Tetanurae Unranked clade

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Megalosauroidea Superfamily

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Spinosauridae Family

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Spinosaurinae Subfamily

Fossil sites 59 geolocated sites

Distribution

Top countries

🇲🇦 Morocco

🇧🇷 Brazil

🇪🇬 Egypt

🇪🇸 Spain

🇹🇳 Tunisia

🇩🇿 Algeria

🇳🇪 Niger

🇰🇪 Kenya

🇱🇦 Laos

🇱🇾 Libya

Geological formations

Ifezouane

Gara Sbaa

Aïn el Guettar

Douira

Camarillas

Romualdo

Echkar

Baharîje

Continental Intercalaire

Blesa

Temporal distribution

Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)

Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 Ma)

Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)

Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)

Barremian (125.77–121.4 Ma)

Berriasian (143.1–137.05 Ma)

Bibliography

Original description

P. C. Sereno, A. L. Beck, and D. B. Dutheil, B. Gado, H. C. E. Larsson, G. H. Lyon, J. D. Marcot, O. W. M. Rauhut, R. W. Sadleir, C. A. Sidor, D. D. Varricchio, G. P. Wilson, J. A. Wilson. 1998. A long-snouted predatory dinosaur from Africa and the evolution of spinosaurids. Science 282:1298-1302 DOI ↗

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