| Dinosaurs are strange, mysterious and just downright | | | | the evolution and devolution of the Spinosaurus’s |
| cool. There are so many cool looking dinosaurs with | | | | dorsal spines came about and what purpose they |
| huge jaws, crazy spinal spikes and tail clubs that it is | | | | may have had. Some say they may have been used |
| astounding to think that one day they roamed our | | | | in courtship like a peacock’s tale and others |
| very planet. Check out this list of some of the | | | | believe that it was used as a sort of heat regulator |
| oddest and coolest Dinosaurs that once walked out | | | | to cool itself or to threaten other animals. |
| earth. Some say Dinosaurs are ancient ancestors to | | | | Deinonychus |
| modern day birds, too bad you can't keep a Dino in a | | | | With a name meaning “terrible claw” the |
| large bird cage. | | | | Deinonychus was known by its large, sickle-shaped |
| Spinosaurus | | | | talons on their hind feet, making it closely related to |
| This large, spined Dinosaur from the Cretaceous | | | | the more well known and popular Velociraptor. Unlike |
| period is known for its tall neural spines growing from | | | | their depiction in films, the Deinonychus and raptor |
| its back vertebrae. The Spinosaurus would have | | | | species where only about 5 feet or so tall, but about |
| given the T-Rex a run for its money in size and | | | | 11 feet long with powerful jaws and strong forelimbs. |
| fercouciousness, with its alligator shaped head and | | | | Many modern artists have depicted the Deinonychus |
| teeth and menacing spines. Since its discovery the | | | | as less of a reptile like many Dinosaur drawings and |
| Spinosaurus is considered one of the top condentors | | | | more akin to a large, carnivorous bird, with avian-like |
| for the largest theropod dinosaurs, meaning the | | | | forelimbs and feathers. They are hypothesized to be |
| largest dinosaurs to walk on two feet. Many | | | | a long ago ancestor to such fleet-footed birds like |
| paleontologists are still curious about why and how | | | | the ostrich, with their speed and long jaws. |