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23 February 2026 EN sciencedaily Voir la traduction

A giant blade-crested spinosaurus, the “hell heron,” discovered in the Sahara

crête prédateur Niger fossile Dinosaurus Spinosaurus

Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, scimitar-shaped crest that may once have blazed with color under the desert sun. Discovered in remote inland river deposits in Niger, the fossil rewrites what we thought we knew about spinosaur dinosaurs, suggesting they weren’t fully aquatic hunters but powerful waders stalking fish in forested waterways hundreds of miles from the sea.

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