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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Mitchell

HISTORICAL FACTS: Spinosaurs inherited brainpower from ancestors to catch fish scientists find - The Untold Story

Semi-aquatic dinosaurs which roamed southern England 125 million years ago inherited the brain capacity from their ancestors to catch the fish they survived on, according to new research.

Scientists from the University of Southampton and Ohio University have reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two spinosaurs, which they say helps reveal how these large predatory dinosaurs interacted with their environment.

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