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Spinosaurus: The Aquatic Dinosaur

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:14:10
Publish Date: 2021-08-18 04:30:00
Description: (Encore episode) We chat with National Geographic Explorer and paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim about his team's discovery of the Spinosaurus, the first known swimming dinosaur. The discovery and subsequent modeling showing the effectiveness of the Spinosaurus's tail underwater were detailed in Nature.

And you can check out National Geographic's coverage here.

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