Where to see dinosaur footsteps and hunt for fossils in the UK
Do you know your ammonites from your ichthyosaurs? This winter, head out to these four fossil-rich stretches of the UK coastline for palaeontology tours, bracing beach walks and quirky museums.
Video: How Spinosaurus used its tail to swim
An animation shows how Spinosaurus may have used its paddle-like tail for propulsion in the water. Modeling: Davide Bonadonna and Fabio Manucci; animation and texturing: Fabio Manucci; color design: Davide Bonadonna, DI.MA. Dino Makers; scientific supervision: Simone Maganuco and Marco Auditore; reconstruction based on: Ibrahim et al., 2020, Nature.
Video: Spinosaurus in 3D
Check out a 360 degree view of this impressive predator. Modeling: Davide Bonadonna and Fabio Manucci; animation and texturing: Fabio Manucci; color design: Davide Bonadonna, DI.MA. Dino Makers; scientific supervision: Simone Maganuco and Marco Auditore; reconstruction based on: Ibrahim et al., 2020, Nature.