Spinosauridae
Spinosauridae (order Saurischia, suborder Theropoda) A carnosaur family of the Cretaceous of N. America and N. Africa; in Spinosaurus the neural spines were elongated to give a pelycosaur-like sail, presumably an adaptation to tropical environments.
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