Link copied Sign up for FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The Spinosaurus is one of the most recognisable dinosaurs to have roamed the land, alongside the T-rex and Triceratops, thanks to the large sail that adorned its back. Palaeontologists first discovered the Cretaceous-era dinosaur in 1915 and have been trying to piece together clues about its past ever since. The dinosaur, which lived some 112 to 71 million years ago, was long thought to have dwelled on the land, although some researchers argued the 50ft-long beast was a more crocodile-like aquatic predator.