Article 605S6 Bones found on Isle of Wight may be from Europe’s biggest predator dinosaur

Bones found on Isle of Wight may be from Europe’s biggest predator dinosaur

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Ian Sample
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Remains suggest spinosaur, a crocodile-faced hunter, measured over 10 metres from snout to tail

Fossil hunters on the Isle of Wight have unearthed the remains of what may be the largest predatory dinosaur ever found in Europe.

Pieces of bone belonging to a massive spinosaur, a two-legged crocodile-faced beast that lived 125m years ago, suggest the land-based hunter measured over 10 metres from snout to tail.

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