Iberospinus

Iberospinus
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous (Barremian),
129.4–125 Ma
Skeletal diagram of the related Baryonyx, showing the known bones of Iberospinus in red (Scott Hartman)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: Spinosauridae
Genus: Iberospinus
Mateus & Estraviz-López, 2022
Species:
I. natarioi
Binomial name
Iberospinus natarioi
Mateus & Estraviz-López, 2022

Iberospinus IPA: [aɪbiːʌroʊs̠piːnʊs̠] or IPA: [aɪbiːʌroʊs̠paɪnʌs̠] (meaning "Iberian spine") is an extinct genus of spinosaurid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) Papo Seco Formation of Portugal. The genus contains a single species, I. natarioi, known from several assorted bones belonging to one individual. Iberospinus represents one of five known spinosaurid taxa from the Iberian Peninsula, the others being Camarillasaurus, Protathlitis, Riojavenatrix, and Vallibonavenatrix.[1] It is important for its implications of the geographical origin of Spinosauridae and the suggested presence of potentially semi-aquatic lifestyle earlier in the evolution of this clade.[2]

  1. ^ Isasmendi, E.; Cuesta, E.; Díaz-Martínez, I.; Company, J.; Sáez-Benito, P.; Viera, L. I.; Torices, A.; Pereda-Suberbiola, P. (2024). "Increasing the theropod record of Europe: a new basal spinosaurid from the Enciso Group of the Cameros Basin (La Rioja, Spain). Evolutionary implications and palaeobiodiversity". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad193.
  2. ^ Mateus O, Estraviz-López D (2022). "A new theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) of Cabo Espichel, Portugal: Implications for spinosaurid evolution". PLOS ONE. 17 (2): e0262614. Bibcode:2022PLoSO..1762614M. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0262614. PMC 8849621. PMID 35171930.