# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CMpOe8QgoxT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11685413-natgeo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-03-20T14:37:39.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by paoloverzone / Begaa (Aferdou N’Chaft), Morocco. Ayoub Amane, a geology student at Casablanca's University Hassan II, holds a box of fossils belonging to several species representing the biodiversity of the Kem Kem ecosystem. They offer a glimpse into the ecosystem that Spinosaurus called home.

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 indicate Spinosaurus adapted to live in freshwater, like crocodiles and hippopotamuses. #spinosaurus  Follow paoloverzone for more photos and stories.

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