†subfamily Spinosaurinae Sereno et al. 1998 (tetanuran theropod)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Spinosauridae

Full reference: P. C. Sereno, A. L. Beck, 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, and J. A. Wilson. 1998. A long-snouted predatory dinosaur from Africa and the evolution of spinosaurids. Science 282:1298-1302

Parent taxon: Spinosauridae according to C. T. Barker et al. 2021

See also Arden et al. 2019, Buffetaut and Ouaja 2002, Carrano et al. 2012, Holtz et al. 2004, Kellner et al. 2011, Malafaia et al. 2020, Mateus et al. 2011, Medeiros 2006, Naish and Martill 2007, Sánchez-Hernández et al. 2007, Sereno et al. 1998 and Sereno et al. 2026

Sister taxa: Baryonychinae, Iberospinus, Siamosaurus, Sinopliosaurus fusuiensis

Subtaxa: Angaturama Camarillasaurus Ichthyovenator Irritator Oxalaia Sigilmassasaurus Spinosaurini

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Algeria (5 collections), Brazil (6), China (1), Egypt (6), Kenya (1), Laos (1), Libya (1), Morocco (16), Niger (4), Spain (5), Tunisia (4)

Total: 50 collections including 58 occurrences

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