Oxalaia Pictures

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Oxalaia is a huge Brazilian spinosaurid from the Late Cretaceous Period.


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Oxalaia belongs to clade with theropod and crocodilian features
Photo: Clumsystiggy via Prehistoric Wiki

Oxalaia belongs to clade with theropod and crocodilian features.



Reconstructed replicas of the holotype vertebrae or "neural spines"
Photo: Ryan Somma via Wikiwand CC BY 2.0

Reconstructed replicas of the holotype vertebrae or “neural spines” .


Side view of Oxalaia showcasing its limbs and curved claws
Photo: Edwin Sagurton via Apex Predators Wiki

Side view of Oxalaia showcasing its limbs and curved claws.


Reconstructed foot of Oxalaia. Like other theropods, this dinosaur mainly moved through its hind limbs.
Photo: Ghedoghedo via Wikiwand CC BY-SA 4.0

Reconstructed foot of Oxalaia. Like other theropods, this dinosaur mainly moved through its hind limbs.


Flesh model of S. aegyptiacus used for a 2022 buoyancy study
Photo: Paul C Sereno et al. via Wikiwand CC BY 4.0

Flesh model of S. aegyptiacus used for a 2022 buoyancy study.


Restoration of Spinosaurus with contemporaneous carnivores
Photo: Belal S. Salem via Wikiwand CC BY 4.0

Restoration of Spinosaurus with contemporaneous carnivores.


Restoration of Spinosaurus attacking a fish
Photo: Nobu Tamura via Wikiwand CC BY-SA 4.0

Restoration of Spinosaurus attacking a fish.


Sculpture of Oxalaia securing a kill at Museum of Natural Science, Barcelona
Photo: Jordiferrer via Wikiwand CC BY-SA 4.0

Sculpture of Oxalaia securing a kill at Museum of Natural Science, Barcelona.


Size of various spinosaurids (Oxalaia in green, third from left) compared with a human
Photo: Alexander Vieira via Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Size of various spinosaurids (Oxalaia in green, third from left) compared with a human.


Oxalaia was an apex predator in its territory
Photo: Fransaurus centurion via Prehistoria Fandom

Oxalaia was an apex predator in its territory.


Oxalaia spent most of its time near bodies of water
Photo: Oxalaia via Prehistoria Fandom

Oxalaia spent most of its time near bodies of water.


An Oxalaia as seen in ARK: Survival Evolved
Photo: Scanova via Additional Creatures Wiki

An Oxalaia as seen in ARK: Survival Evolved.

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