Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation.

Sereno PC, Vidal D, Myhrvold NP, Johnson-Ransom E, Ciudad Real M, Baumgart SL, Sánchez Fontela N, Green TL, Saitta ET, Adamou B, Bop LL, Keillor TM, Fitzgerald EC, Dutheil DB, Laroche RAS, Demers-Potvin AV, Simarro Á, Gascó-Lluna F, Lázaro A, Gamonal A, Beightol CV, Reneleau V, Vautrin R, Bertozzo F, Granados A, Kinney-Broderick G, Mallon JC, Lindoso RM, Ramezani J

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DOI: 10.1126/science.adx5486
Published: 2026 Feb 19
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@article{allodium:10.1126/science.adx5486,
  title = {Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation.},
  author = {Sereno PC and Vidal D and Myhrvold NP and Johnson-Ransom E and Ciudad Real M and Baumgart SL and Sánchez Fontela N and Green TL and Saitta ET and Adamou B and Bop LL and Keillor TM and Fitzgerald EC and Dutheil DB and Laroche RAS and Demers-Potvin AV and Simarro Á and Gascó-Lluna F and Lázaro A and Gamonal A and Beightol CV and Reneleau V and Vautrin R and Bertozzo F and Granados A and Kinney-Broderick G and Mallon JC and Lindoso RM and Ramezani J},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science (New York, N.Y.)},
  doi = {10.1126/science.adx5486},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adx5486}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation.
AU  - Sereno PC
AU  - Vidal D
AU  - Myhrvold NP
AU  - Johnson-Ransom E
AU  - Ciudad Real M
AU  - Baumgart SL
AU  - Sánchez Fontela N
AU  - Green TL
AU  - Saitta ET
AU  - Adamou B
AU  - Bop LL
AU  - Keillor TM
AU  - Fitzgerald EC
AU  - Dutheil DB
AU  - Laroche RAS
AU  - Demers-Potvin AV
AU  - Simarro Á
AU  - Gascó-Lluna F
AU  - Lázaro A
AU  - Gamonal A
AU  - Beightol CV
AU  - Reneleau V
AU  - Vautrin R
AU  - Bertozzo F
AU  - Granados A
AU  - Kinney-Broderick G
AU  - Mallon JC
AU  - Lindoso RM
AU  - Ramezani J
PY  - 2026
JO  - Science (New York, N.Y.)
DO  - 10.1126/science.adx5486
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adx5486
ER  -

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PC, S., D, V., NP, M., E, J., M, C. R., SL, B., N, S. F., TL, G., ET, S., B, A., LL, B., TM, K., EC, F., DB, D., RAS, L., AV, D., Á, S., F, G., A, L., A, G., CV, B., V, R., R, V., F, B., A, G., G, K., JC, M., RM, L., & J, R. (2026). Scimitar-crested Spinosaurus species from the Sahara caps stepwise spinosaurid radiation.. Science (New York, N.Y.). https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adx5486

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