#iberospinus

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Iberospinus

Iberospinus — викопний рід хижих динозаврів з родини спінозаврових, що існував у ранньому баремському віці (рання крейда) близько 130—125 млн років тому. Рештки знайдені на території Португалії (формація Papo Seco) у 1999 та 2020 роках.

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(Lower jaw tip of Iberospinus natarioi, from Mateus and Estraviz-López, 2022)

Meaning of name: Iberospinus = Iberia spine; natarioi = for Carlos Natário [discoverer of the original fossil]

Age: Early Cretaceous (Barremian)

Where found: Papo Seco Formation, Setúbal, Portugal

How much is known: Partial skeleton of one individual, including lower jaw fragments, parts of the limbs, and several vertebrae.

Notes: Iberospinus was a spinosaurid, a group of large theropods with specializations for feeding in aquatic habitats. The type specimen was originally considered a specimen of Baryonyx, but a new study found that it had enough anatomical differences from Baryonyx (including a less upturned lower jaw tip) to justify recognition as a distinct species. Along with the Spanish Vallibonavenatrix and Camarillasaurus, Iberospinus indicates that the Iberian Peninsula was home to a large diversity of spinosaurids during the course of the Early Cretaceous.