Europe’s Largest Land Predator Discovered On The Isle Of Wight

The newly unearthed fossil is a cousin to the Jurassic Park favorite — the spinosaurus.

By Monica Cull
Jun 21, 2022 4:00 PMJun 21, 2022 3:40 PM
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Unfortunately to Jurassic World fans, the recent discovery of Europe's largest land predator isn’t the Giganotosaurus. Or, “the biggest carnivore the world has ever seen” that once roamed South America. However, the recent fossil discovery on the Isle of Wight in the U.K. by a University of Southampton research team is in the family of another Jurassic Park favorite — the spinosaurids. One of the most famous of these dinosaurs is the Spinosaurus.

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