Is Spinosaurus bigger than T. rex?

Yes! Spinosaurus was even bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex, up to 15 meters (49 feet) long.

Could Spinosaurus swim?

Yes, it could swim like a crocodile.

Where was Spinosaurus found?

In Egypt and Morocco, in North Africa. The first bones were found in Egypt in 1912.

Dinosaur 2 of 10 in Dinosaurs Are Back

Spinosaurus facts for kids

Say it: SPINE-oh-SORE-us. The name means “spine lizard”.

Late Cretaceous
Meat-eater (mostly fish)
Up to 15 m (49 ft)

The Spinosaurus from Dinosaurs Are Back, cut out from the book's painting

In the book

In Dinosaurs Are Back, the Spinosaurus climbs off the page and into your room.

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From the last page of the book

Did you know?

Spinosaurus was even bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex! It could grow up to 15 meters (49 feet) long, weigh 20 tons, and swim like a crocodile!

Katia wrote ten “did you know” facts for the end of Dinosaurs Are Back, one for each dinosaur Spike meets. This is the Spinosaurus one, and the film next to it reads it aloud.

A paper cut-out film of the book's pictures. Sound on.

Quick facts

Name means: “spine lizard”
When: Late Cretaceous, 99 to 94 million years ago
Fossils found: Egypt and Morocco
Food: Fish, and maybe other dinosaurs

Source: Natural History Museum, London, Dino Directory, unless another source is named.

More wow facts

The sail on its back was about 1.5 m (5 feet) tall. Scientists still argue about what it was for.
Source: Natural History Museum, London
Its teeth were smooth and cone-shaped, great for grabbing slippery fish.
Source: Natural History Museum, London
The very first Spinosaurus bones were found in Egypt in 1912, and they were destroyed in a museum in Munich during a bombing in 1944.
Source: Wikipedia

The Spinosaurus, the painting from pages 12 and 13 of Dinosaurs Are Back — Pages 12 and 13 of Dinosaurs Are Back, without the words.

In the story

Spike meets the Spinosaurus

He spends all day splashing in the lake. One look at me, and out came his huge teeth. Then he spat me out!

He said I smelled like Tyrannosaurus. Rude! But then he gave me a clue: go and find the Stegosauruses.

Spike, the young Triceratops who tells the story

Spike's baby brother, still an egg, has gone missing, and Spike sets off to find him. About the book

Questions kids ask

About the Spinosaurus

Is Spinosaurus bigger than T. rex?: Yes! Spinosaurus was even bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex, up to 15 meters (49 feet) long.
Could Spinosaurus swim?: Yes, it could swim like a crocodile.
Where was Spinosaurus found?: In Egypt and Morocco, in North Africa. The first bones were found in Egypt in 1912.

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