A heron dinosaur found that swam badly but ate fish

Since the discovery of Spinosaurus in 1915, it has puzzled paleontologists.Recently, it has been proven that the dinosaur was in the

Mostly an aquatic predator, it used its large tail to swim and chase fish in the water.

Its authors believe that while the dinosaur likely ate fish and swam, it was not well adapted to the life of an aquatic predator.Instead, it resembled a giant (flightless) heron or stork, grabbing fish from the shore as well as feeding on prey from land. 

The researchers compared the features of Spinosaurus with the skulls and skeletons of other dinosaurs and various living and extinct reptiles that lived on land, in water, or both.They found that the dinosaur's life was very similar to the habits of the marsh heron. 

One of the key pieces of evidence the researchers found related to the ability of the dinosaur to swim. Spinosaurus swam worse than a crocodile: the tail muscles were undeveloped.

It is considered to be one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs to reachThe first known fossils of Spinosaurus were destroyed by bombing during World War II, making the work of paleontologists difficult. 

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