European fossils suggest spinosaurid dinosaurs originated in Europe

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Newly discovered Spanish fossils suggest giant African predatory dinosaurs, spinosaurids, originated in Europe. Studies of Camarillasaurus cirugedae fossils from Spain reveal it was a close relative of large North African spinosaurs, indicating European origins for the group. This reinterpretation challenges previous classifications and suggests the Iberian Peninsula was a key area in the evolutionary lineage of these massive predators.


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