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Spinosaurinae

Reptilia - Spinosauridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Spinosaurinae Sereno et al. p. 1302
2002Spinosaurinae Buffetaut and Ouaja p. 419
2004Spinosaurinae Holtz, Jr. et al. p. 73
2006Spinosaurinae Medeiros p. 335
2007Spinosaurinae Naish and Martill p. 502
2007Spinosaurinae Sánchez-Hernández et al. p. 189
2011Spinosaurinae Kellner et al. p. 105
2011Spinosaurinae Mateus et al. p. 54
2012Spinosaurinae Carrano et al. p. 248 fig. 7
2019Spinosaurinae Arden et al. p. 279–280
2020Spinosaurinae Malafaia et al. p. 432
2021Spinosaurinae Barker et al. p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
superfamilyMegalosauroidea()
familySpinosauridae
subfamilySpinosaurinae
subfamilySpinosaurinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Spinosaurinae Sereno et al. 1998
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G. †Angaturama Kellner and Campos 1996
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Angaturama limai Kellner and Campos 1996
G. †Camarillasaurus Sánchez-Hernández and Benton 2014
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Camarillasaurus cirugedae Sánchez-Hernández and Benton 2014
G. †Ichthyovenator Allain et al. 2012
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Ichthyovenator laosensis Allain et al. 2012
G. †Irritator Martill et al. 1996
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Irritator challengeri Martill et al. 1996
G. †Oxalaia Kellner et al. 2011
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Oxalaia quilombensis Kellner et al. 2011
G. †Sigilmassasaurus Russell 1996
G. †Spinosaurus Stromer 1915
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Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Stromer 1915
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Invalid names: Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis Russell 1996 [synonym], Spinosaurus marrocanus Russell 1996 [synonym]
Invalid names: Spinosaurini Arden et al. 2019 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Maximum body mass: 3000 kgg
Minimum body mass: 1000 kgg
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Peczkis 1995

Age range: base of the Berriasian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 143.10000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Berriasian - Valanginian143.1 - 132.6Brazil (Sergipe) Spinosauridae indet. (187200)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5Kenya Spinosaurus sp. (135809)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Aragón) Spinosaurinae indet. (36368 53921 218873)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Teruel) Camarillasaurus cirugedae (135648)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4Spain (Aragon) Spinosaurinae indet. (59075)
Barremian - Albian125.77 - 100.5Tunisia (Medinine) Plesiosaurus sp. (166013)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2China (Guangxi) Spinosaurinae indet. (228852)
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Laos (Savannakhet) Ichthyovenator laosensis (131833)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Libya (Tripolitania) Spinosaurinae indet. (206219)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Brazil (Ceará) Angaturama limai (51693) Irritator challengeri (28052) Spinosaurinae indet. (92290)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Tunisia (Médenine) Spinosaurus sp., Spinosauridae indet. (67203)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian119.57 - 110.1Tunisia (Tataouine) Spinosauridae indet. (125935)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Brazil (Maranhão) Spinosaurinae indet. (79658)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Tunisia (Tataouine) Spinosaurus sp. (116297)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Algeria (Illizi) Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (25191)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (205828) Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis (229406) Spinosaurus marrocanus, Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis, Theropoda indet. G, Sigilmassasaurus sp. (52887)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Morocco (Errachidia) Spinosaurus sp. (230106)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Algeria (Adrar) Spinosaurus marrocanus (59578)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Béchar) Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (224512 224513)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Brazil (Maranhão) Sigilmassasaurus sp., Spinosaurus sp. (56365)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Algeria (Illizi) Spinosaurus sp. (227231)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Niger (Zinder) Spinosaurus sp. (228906)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt (Matruh) Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (25127 49330) Spinosaurus sp. B (51748)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) Spinosaurus aegyptiacus (58519 60002) Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis (25325 123828) Spinosaurus sp. (96223 115155 144705 155212 163916 163917 163918)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Niger (Agadez) Spinosauridae indet., Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis (58577)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Egypt (Al Jizah) Spinosaurus B (51751)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Egypt (Al Wadi al Jadid) Spinosaurus sp. (54083 97761)