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Spinosarus (mander.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Theory (it's possible): https://tetzoo.com/blog/2020/11/27/trope-of-the-buffalo-backed-dinosaur

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The spines on a buffalo are a lot thicker and shorter. Any muscle attached to the spines of a spinosaurus would snap them in half.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 8 months ago

Also the buffalo's spine bones are elongated over it's shoulders, whereas the spinosaurus has elongated spine bones start after its shoulders.

[–] lunarul 45 points 8 months ago

An article describing the history of the theory and why it's not really likely: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/was-spinosaurus-a-bison-backed-dinosaur-12849430/

[–] [email protected] 42 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ahh crap it's Deviljho!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pickle boi

[–] RIP_Cheems 22 points 8 months ago

YEETASAURES

[–] Donjuanme 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I love the idea of this, but the size of their chest cavity leaves me wondering if it's feasible.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Would there be heavy ligament anchor points on the bones? It seems like there would be evidence of a completely different muscle build, maybe simply by the size of the spine bones themselves. I'm no bonologist, though.

And yeah, that chest is gnarly (but I'm no chestologist).

[–] Rhynoplaz 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I fucking love this!

[–] Meptastik 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

lol same. new favorite dinosaur. can't wait to harass everyone I know about it 🤗

[–] Rhynoplaz 3 points 8 months ago

I've always been more of an ankylosaurus guy myself.

[–] FireTower 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I love that spinosaurus is such a contentious topic in paleontology.

https://youtu.be/aZlN66mlqsY?si=ZKoxBoznjwf7mYtz

[–] SmackemWittadic 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah we can't even tell if they walk on two legs or four lmao

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Maybe but some modern lizards have spinosaurus like frills so we know it's possible.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Chonkosaurus!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Interesting idea. Aren’t these huge neck muscles mainly for supporting their huge head while grazing?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Wrong, it's for yeeting lesser mammals

[–] TryingToEscapeTarkov 4 points 8 months ago

The Yeetasaurus. Majestic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Though that image of Spino looks shrinkwrapped. Must be old.