Iberospinus

Baryonyichinae is a clade of Spinosaurid Theropods consisting off

• Baryonyx

• Ceratosuchops

• Riparovenator

• Iberospinus

• Suchomimus

These 5 all share similarities,their very tally built with every member exceeding 3 Meters in Height and they had LONG and powerful arms and if Suchomimus is a base they also had massive shoulder bones that probably anchored massive muscles,now(Excluding Suchomimus) most of them were probably swimmers and fish eaters but if they NEEDED to hunt land prey this is a theory I made on how they hunted

Their shoulder bones allowed them to move their hands forwards Backwards but most importantly to the side

So…..that got me thinking about how they hunted prey

I will use Ceratosuchops and Brighstoneus as a base

Part 1:Ceratosuchops stalks a herd of Brightstoneus

Part 2:Ceratosuchops goes for the chase

Part 3:Ceratosuchops singles into a single Brighstoneus

Part 4:Ceratosuchops runs over Brighstoneus and then….

BAM

Ceratosuchops digs it’s claws deep into the Brighstoneus’s Shoulders and immobilizes the Brighstoneus before biting down onto the Brighstoneus’s neck and killing it

This is my theory on how Baryonychinae Spinosaurids ate

And all 5 lived with smaller ornithopods they could reasonably hunt

Baryonyx lived with Mantellisaurus(Which is evidently hunted)

Iberispinus lived with an unamed Iguanodon species the same size as Mantellisaurus

Ceratosuchops lived with Brighstoneus and Mantellisaurus and Riparovenator could have hunted Iguanodon(If Dan Folkes’s Riparovenator is accurate)

Suchomimus lived with both Ouranosaurus and Lurdusaurus

BUT HEY THAT’S JUST A THEORY,A DINOSAUR THEORY

10.Confractosuchus Sauroktonos

9.Maip Macrothorax

8.Thanatosdrakon Amaru

7.Iberospinus Natarioi

6.Daspletosaurus Wilsoni

5.Dearc Sgiathanach

4.Natovenator Polydontus

3.Bisticeratops Froeseorum

2.Jakapil Kaniukura

1.Meraxes Gigas

Basically these are 3 important reptilian studies and discoveries in 2022 before 2023 for every week

• Spinosaurid density

Yet again Spinosauridae has something big happen in paleontology,it feels like Spinosauridae took a break after the discovery of Ichthyovenator all the way back in 2013 and then hit the Paleo community with a bunch of new studies and discoveries,from the tail to the swim Vs wade studies it can feel confusing.

Now this study by Matteo Fabbri,Nizar Ibrahim(Who has been making a name for himself in the paleo community over then past 10 or so years) and multiple others made a study on the bone density of Spinosaurids(Specifically Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus,Suchomimus Tenerensis and Baryonyx Walkeri[Who we will touch on later]).

Bone density can be a good indicator on whether or not an animal is aquatic.The Jaguar for example has denser bones than a Leopard,Jaguars are more aquatic while Leopards are more land dwelling,so this is an adaptation for water.

Spinosaurus and Baryonyx we’re shown to have dense bones and thus they would likely have been swimmers and aquatic predators,but Suchomimus had less dense bones.

This is interesting,especially since one of it’s closest relatives is Baryonyx,which had the densest bones.

It’s a personal theory of mine that Suchomimus was an apex predator or generalist compared to the other two species,and it’s interesting that it’s the only Spinosaurid with these types of bones

• Dubious Baryonyx?

This isn’t just 2022 but it is a lot due to 2022

Baryonyx lost its place in the Iberian Peninsula because of Iberospinus and it has just been losing a lot of specimens,and I fear it will have the same fate as Troodon,ESPECIALLY considering it’s a much more recent discovery,it’s sad since it’s a very well liked dino,but we might lose it.

• Maip Macrothorax

Megaraptorans are cool lol,every can agree on that,but there weren’t HUGE ones,that was,until 2022

Maip Macrothorax is the largest species of Megaraptoran by far,nearly 10 meters long and 2 tons.It’s a lot larger than anything previously discovered in Megaraptora.

It’s large throat suggests that it could have hunted like a cheetah,fast,short bursts of speed and grapple with their claws and choke prey with their teeth.

Maip is a unique animal and an amazing discovery of 2022

Thats week 1 of Mesozoic 2022

Dinosaurs:

Iberospinus nataroi

Scelidosaurus harrisonii

Stage:

An iberospinus is walking in the cave until it finds two scelidosaurus and roars towards them and one of the scelidosaurus tries to use its tail to hit it more ibero kicks it in the belly while the other scelidosaurus runs towards it and hits it with its spiny tail and he also leans on the wall and tries to hit him again but ibero bites him and hits him on the ground while the other scelidosaurus gets up and corners and tries to attack him but ibero uses his tail and hits both and one of these gets stuck on the ground and ibero stomps its head, killing it even as the other scelidosaurus retreats and Ibrospinus roars in victory.

Next battle: Saltriovenator vs chasmosaurus

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