Thursday, 28 January, 2021 - 07:15 The mounted skeletal cast of the Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. Reuters London - Asharq Al-Awsat New research from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Maryland has reignited the debate around the behavior of the giant dinosaur Spinosaurus. Since its discovery in 1915, the biology and behavior of the enormous Spinosaurus has puzzled paleontologists worldwide. It was recently argued that the dinosaur was largely an aquatic predator, using its large tail to swim and actively pursue fish in the water. The new study, published Tuesday in the journal Palaeontologia Electronica, challenges this recent view of Spinosaurus indicating it likely fed from the water, and suggests that it was like a giant heron or stork — snatching at fish from the shoreline while also taking any other small available prey on land or in water.