Spinostropheus Spinostropheus

"Etymology TBD"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Spinostropheus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Middle Jurassic (167–164 Mya)
Place
Niger
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Spinostropheus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in the Middle Jurassic period and has been found in the Tiourarén Formation, Niger. The type and only species is S. gautieri.

What we know

  • Named by Sereno et al., 2004.
  • Fossils found in Niger.