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Spinosaurus’s size was
enhanced by long spines
extending up from
its backbone, which Spinosaurus
probably created
a tall crest or “sail.” was more than
five times the
length of a
polar bear.

SABER-TOOTHED CAT

The dinosaur’s
huge tail balanced the Smilodon was the biggest cat to walk the
weight of its head and Earth. At 6 ft 6 in (2 m) long, it was big
forelimbs, allowing it to enough to attack and eat mammoths. The
walk on its hind legs. cat probably wrestled its prey to the ground,
then killed it with its large canine teeth.

FAST FACTS
Mapusaurus Tyrannosaurus rex

Andrewsarchus Giganotosaurus
Siberian tiger

Andrewsarchus, resembling a giant wolf, Since Spinosaurus ate fish, it was not the
was the largest meat-eating mammal that largest meat-eater. That title is contested
ever lived. At about 11 ft (3.4 m), its body by Tyrannosaurus, Giganotosaurus, and
length was almost double that of the Mapusaurus. All of these species may
modern Siberian tiger. have topped 40 ft (12 m) in length.

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