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  Over the course of the 2020’s, several well preserved fossils of medium-sized theropod dinosaurs were uncovered and studied. Once researched, scientists classified these odd dinosaurs as the Pumilospinus mydiphagus. As a strange offshoot within the Spinosauridae family that took a different evolutionary path from its brethren, Pumilospinus is unlike any dinosaur discovered. They lived during the Campanian era of the Cretaceous, making it one of the last of the spinosaurids to exist.

  They were much smaller than other spinosaurids, with adults only reaching up to 3 meters in length and only weighing around 170 kilograms. They had specialized adaptations for swimming, most notably their lobed, grebe-like feet, indicating they relied on foot paddling as their method of locomotion under the water. Along with their paddle tails, slender hydrodynamic body, and lobed feet, they likely spent much of their time in the water, much like an Otter or a Seal. Pumilospinus’ had a blunt snout, strong jaw muscles, and short teeth, indicating that Pumilospinus had a durophagous diet. Analysis on the stratigraphy of the areas they’ve been found in show that Pumilospinus lived in brackish/marine environments, and island-hopped around the shallow seas of the mediterranean.

  This artwork was done as a submission for the Monthly Competition on the Speculative Evolution Forum.

Description
  Over the course of the 2020’s, several well preserved fossils of medium-sized theropod dinosaurs were uncovered and studied. Once researched, scientists classified these odd dinosaurs as the Pumilospinus mydiphagus. As a strange offshoot within the Spinosauridae family that took a different evolutionary path from its brethren, Pumilospinus is unlike any dinosaur discovered. They lived during the Campanian era of the Cretaceous, making it one of the last of the spinosaurids to exist.

  They were much smaller than other spinosaurids, with adults only reaching up to 3 meters in length and only weighing around 170 kilograms. They had specialized adaptations for swimming, most notably their lobed, grebe-like feet, indicating they relied on foot paddling as their method of locomotion under the water. Along with their paddle tails, slender hydrodynamic body, and lobed feet, they likely spent much of their time in the water, much like an Otter or a Seal. Pumilospinus’ had a blunt snout, strong jaw muscles, and short teeth, indicating that Pumilospinus had a durophagous diet. Analysis on the stratigraphy of the areas they’ve been found in show that Pumilospinus lived in brackish/marine environments, and island-hopped around the shallow seas of the mediterranean.

  This artwork was done as a submission for the Monthly Competition on the Speculative Evolution Forum.