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Gavin Rymill wrote-
Could someone please tell me about the newest
Spinosaurus finds which, from what I've heard, were made by a French
expedition.
Perhaps Taquet and Russell (1998).
They referred some new remains from Algeria to Spinosaurus morocannus, a
species established earlier by Russell (1996).
(MNHN SAM 124) (adult) (skull 2.2 m) partial premaxillae,
partial maxillae, vomers, dentary fragment(MNHN SAM 125) premaxillary
fragment
(MNHN SAM 126) cervical centrum
(MNHN SAM 127) cervical centrum
(MNHN SAM 128) dorsal neural arch
Taquet, Ph and Russell, D A. 1998. New data on
spinosaurid dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous of the Sahara. C. R. Acad. Sci.
Paris, Sciences de la terre et des planetes 327:347-353.
I'd also appreciate any information on the skeleton
that was destroyed in WW2. How much material was there?
holotype- (IPHG 1912 VIII 19, destroyed) maxillary fragment,
dentaries, splenials, angular, teeth, two incomplete cervical vertebrae, seven
dorsal vertebrae, dorsal ribs, gastralia, three sacral vertebrae, caudal
vertebra
See the original article translated from
German at Polyglot.
Mickey
Mortimer
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