# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/COOfrFvA_Yn
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11684857-natgeo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-04-28T22:31:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by paoloverzone / Moroccan desert, Spinosaurus dig site. Nizar Ibrahim, a paleontologist and National Geographic Explorer, holds a rock containing Spinosaurus bone. For natgeo I documented a Spinosaurus find here in the desert. Spinosaurus was one of the largest predatory dinosaurs of all time. It is named after the elongated dorsal spines that supported an enormous “sail” of skin. In contrast to other dinosaurs–which are predominantly terrestrial–a long list of anatomical features are indicative of Spinosaurus being adapted to live in freshwater, like crocodiles and hippopotamuses. #spinosaurus

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