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A giant blade-crested spinosaurus, the “hell heron,” discovered in the Sahara
General • February 22, 2026
Deep in the heart of the
Sahara,
scientists have
uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a
spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, scimitar-shaped crest that may once have blazed with color under the desert sun. Discovered in remote inland river deposits in Niger, the fossil rewrites what we thought we knew about spinosaur dinosaurs, suggesting they weren’t fully aquatic hunters but powerful waders stalking fish in forested waterways hundreds of miles from the sea.
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