Spinosaurus

Spinosaurus
The Spinosaurus in the museum in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Scientific name
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus
Type		Multi-part
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Name in other languages  スピノサウルス  棘龙  Spinosaure  Espinosaurio  Spinosauro  Спинозавр  스피노사우루스  棘龍  Spinosaure  Espinosaurio  Spinosaurus  Spinosaurus

The Spinosaurus is a three-part fossil in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

At the museum

In New Leaf

After donating the final part of the fossil in New Leaf, its plaque in the museum will read:

"The spinosaurus is famous for the sail on its back, made up of skin stretched over spikelike bones. The assumption is that these sails were used to help regulate body temperature, common for reptiles. In addition to having this large sail, it is also the largest of the carnivorous dinosaurs. Despite being so commanding, its diet most likely consisted of fish from swampy, marshy regions."

In New Horizons

When the player donates to Blathers or selects "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fossil:

"Ahem. Yes. The Spinosaurus was a very large, carnivorous dinosaur, roughly the size of a T. Rex. Unlike its more famous cousin, however, Spinosaurus seems to have spent a great deal of time in water. Similar to modern crocodiles, this creature lived on a diet of fish AND land-dwelling animals. Personally, I am simply relieved that it did not seek FLYING prey."

The Spinosaurus can be found in the second room of the fossil exhibit in the museum.

As an item

In New Leaf

Spino skull
Sell price	4,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Style	Historical
HHA theme challenge	Quirky
Size

Spino torso
Sell price	3,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Style	Historical
HHA theme challenge	Quirky
Size

Spino tail
Sell price	2,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Style	Historical
HHA theme challenge	Quirky
Size

In New Horizons

Spino skull
Interactable	Yes
Sell price	4,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Spino torso
Interactable	No
Sell price	3,000 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Spino tail
Interactable	No
Sell price	2,500 Bells
Colors	Brown   Brown
Size

Real-world information

Spinosaurus lived in North Africa in the middle of the Cretaceous period, about 112 to 93.5 million years ago. It is one of the largest theropods known, at 12.6 to 14.3 meters long and weighing 12 to 20.9 tonnes. First described in 1912, the type specimen was destroyed in 1944 during World War II, when Allied forces bombed Munich, where the specimen was stored. While partial remains were found afterwards, very little was known about the dinosaur until 2014, when a near-complete sub-adult was excavated from the Kem Kem Beds in Morocco. From this discovery, it was revealed that Spinosaurus was the first known non-avian semi-aquatic theropod. It lived in what is sometimes called the "River of Giants", a large river that stretched across northern Africa and was home to an unusually high concentration of carnivores and piscivores. Spinosaurus ate both land animals and fish, although it is debated which comprised a larger portion of its diet.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.