New research challenges what we know about Jurassic Park dinosaur

• A new study published in Current Biology has revealed that the giant dinosaur Spinosaurus spent most of its life submerged underwater.
• Researchers analysed more than 11,000 fossil measurements and scans from global institutions to determine how prehistoric animals adapted to aquatic life.
• The findings provide strong evidence that Spinosaurus was an underwater hunter rather than a shoreline wader similar to a modern heron.
• In contrast to previous theories, ancient mesosaurs were found to be amphibious rather than fully aquatic, regularly returning to land like modern alligators.
• The study indicates a broader pattern where early marine reptiles consistently maintained terrestrial habits before the extinction of the dinosaurs.

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