SPINOSAURUS | 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘦𝘨𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘤𝘶𝘴

In this table is depicted Spinosaurus aegyptiacus in its paleo-environment: North Africa (Egypt) around 95 million years ago. Spinosaurus is crossing a flooded part of the forest, a Weichselia reticulata assemblage. Weichselia reticulata was a mangrove-like tree fern that could reach a height of 4-5 meters. During the Cenomanian (100,5-93,9 Mya) it was largely widespreaded, its fossils have been found in Europe, Africa and Oceania.

This Spinosaurus is a male in its breeding colouration, we can say it from the brightly coloured throat and the yellow blotches on the sail. This male is patrolling its territory in search of a potential partner.

While it is scoping the clear waters of the tropical mangrove forest, Spinosaurus is making low and prolonged gurglings and glooming bellowings, it is the way the dinosaur is claiming its domain on those lands over other males.

The passage of Spinosaurus has some other smaller inhabitants of Bahariya rivers on the run. We can see the large cartilaginous fish Onchopristis numidus (one of the preys of Spinosaurus) swimming away. Also the fresh-water turtle Apertotemporalis baharijensis and a young Stomatosuchus inermis (a Crocodylomorph) leave their positions, they definitely don’t want to be Spinosaurus dinner.

This is a digital mural paiting, and it is designed to be part of museal or educational exhibitions. It measures 5×2,6 meters.