Spectacular new Spinosaurus found in Niger, Africa

Artist’s depiction of a fearsome-looking Spinosaurus mirabilis standing at the river’s edge. This newly discovered species, one of the last spinosaurid species before they went extinct, lived 95 million years ago in present-day Niger, Africa. Image via Dani Navarro/ University of Chicago. Used with permission.

• Scientists discovered a new dinosaur species, Spinosaurus mirabilis, in the Sahara Desert of Niger.
• The new species had a tall, scimitar-shaped head crest and lived about 95 million years ago, hunting fish in rivers.