A giant blade-crested spinosaurus, the “hell heron,” discovered in the Sahara

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Feb 23, 2026, 12:10 am125 ptsTrending
Deep in the heart of the Sahara, scientists have uncovered Spinosaurus mirabilis — a spectacular new predator crowned with a massive, scimitar-shaped crest that may once have blazed with color under the desert sun. Discovered in remote inland river deposits in Niger, the fossil rewrites what we thought we…

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