Montanaspinus
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Montanaspinus is the name of a fake Spinosauridae Theropod dinosaur from the Hell Creek Formation. It was initially mentioned as a joke by the creators of the upcoming dinosaur game Saurian during a live stream, but became many took this claim seriously.
Origin
The upcoming dinosaur video game Saurian is known for attempting to be a paleontologically accurate open world game based on the Hell Creek Formation[5]. Despite stressing that only dinosaurs found in the North American Hell Creek formation would be in the game, several requests had been made to include the dinosaur Spinosaurus, a dinosaur made famous in part due to it being in the third installment of the Jurassic Park franchise. Fossils of Spinosaurus and it's close relatives have never been found in North America. During a June 24 hour livestream event, the game's developers responded to these requests by saying stressing that Spinosaurs are not found in the area. However, at some point in the stream, one of the developers joked about how there was a new found Spinosaur in the same time and area as famous Hell Creek dinosaurs such as Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus. Various names where throw around in the stream, with "Montanaspinus" being the one that stuck.
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At some point after the livestream event, a few of the people viewing the livestream decided to play with it, and make it sound like a real dinosaur, to "fool some people and then reveal it's dubiousness. basically a "fact check please" sort" [3]. On July 26th, a draft article of Montanaspinus was created on Wikipedia and later published [3] gaining more attention.
![《 Safari File Edit View History Bookmarks Window Help Wed 3:32 PM a E en.wikipedia.org Solnhofen marina scene sketches by Midiaou on DeviantÄrt Montanaspinus inexpectus -Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Parasaurolophus with missing lap messaged Paleoflocks Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Login Article Talk Read Edit View history Search 雓 WiKIPEDIA Montanaspinus inexpectus The Free Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikipedia store Interaction Montanaspinus (meaning "Montana's spine") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that was found in what is now Montana, in the Hell Creek formation. Unlike any other spinosaurid found, it had survived into the upper Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous period, about 72.1 to 66 million years ago. This genus was discovered shortly before the American Civil War and like it's more famous cousin, Spinosaurus, it's remains were destroyed in the war Montanaspinus is thought to be one of the largest theropods from the Hell Creek formation. Estimates published in 2015, suggest that it was roughly 13.3-19 meters (30.8-38.7 feet) in length and up to 5.5 tonnes, making it a very robust spinosaurid. New fossils discovered in 2015 suggest that Montanaspinus, and other spinosaurids, were bipedal. Much like every other theropod known. The skull of Montanaspinus was long and narrow, similar to that of a crocodile. Scientists believe that Montanaspinus was mainly piscivorous. With only a fraction of a sail discovered, we can assume that Montanaspinus looked vaguely similar to its relative, Ichthyovenator Description [edit] Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Not much is known about Montanaspinus, as it is a new discovery. The fossils do show possible signs of integument, but it is too soon to know for sure Discovery [edit] The discovery of Montanaspinus was major. It suggests that spinosaurids had made their way to North America. Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Locomotion [edit ] Because the new fossils of Montanaspinus possessed several vertebrae often missing in other spinosaurids, we now know that we can safely assume that spinosaurids had walked bipedally. Most scientists use this information to reject the often depicted "knuckle-walking Spinosaurus." Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version This page was last modified on 27 July 2016, at 19:28 Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Developers Cookie statement Mobile view WIKIMEDIAMediaWiki Add links 19 27](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/196/563/366.png "Montanaspinus inexpectus (fake dinosaur) Wikipedia Screenshot")
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External References
[1] NMPDN.Blogspot – Just say NO to Montanaspinus
[2] TvTropes – Trivia / Saurian
[3] DeviantArt: Midiaou- And possibly my final regard towards Montanaspinus
[4] A Dinosaur A Day – sorry to bother you but the Montanaspinus joke has gone too far.
[6] A Dinosaur A Day – Is this "Montanaspinus" a real thing??!?
[7] DeviantArt: Hyrotrioskjan – Montanaspinus, the meme, the prank, the pest
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![《 Safari File Edit View History Bookmarks Window Help Wed 3:32 PM a E en.wikipedia.org Solnhofen marina scene sketches by Midiaou on DeviantÄrt Montanaspinus inexpectus -Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Parasaurolophus with missing lap messaged Paleoflocks Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Login Article Talk Read Edit View history Search 雓 WiKIPEDIA Montanaspinus inexpectus The Free Encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikipedia store Interaction Montanaspinus (meaning "Montana's spine") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that was found in what is now Montana, in the Hell Creek formation. Unlike any other spinosaurid found, it had survived into the upper Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous period, about 72.1 to 66 million years ago. This genus was discovered shortly before the American Civil War and like it's more famous cousin, Spinosaurus, it's remains were destroyed in the war Montanaspinus is thought to be one of the largest theropods from the Hell Creek formation. Estimates published in 2015, suggest that it was roughly 13.3-19 meters (30.8-38.7 feet) in length and up to 5.5 tonnes, making it a very robust spinosaurid. New fossils discovered in 2015 suggest that Montanaspinus, and other spinosaurids, were bipedal. Much like every other theropod known. The skull of Montanaspinus was long and narrow, similar to that of a crocodile. Scientists believe that Montanaspinus was mainly piscivorous. With only a fraction of a sail discovered, we can assume that Montanaspinus looked vaguely similar to its relative, Ichthyovenator Description [edit] Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Not much is known about Montanaspinus, as it is a new discovery. The fossils do show possible signs of integument, but it is too soon to know for sure Discovery [edit] The discovery of Montanaspinus was major. It suggests that spinosaurids had made their way to North America. Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Locomotion [edit ] Because the new fossils of Montanaspinus possessed several vertebrae often missing in other spinosaurids, we now know that we can safely assume that spinosaurids had walked bipedally. Most scientists use this information to reject the often depicted "knuckle-walking Spinosaurus." Print/export Create a book Download as PDF Printable version This page was last modified on 27 July 2016, at 19:28 Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Developers Cookie statement Mobile view WIKIMEDIAMediaWiki Add links 19 27](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/196/563/366.png "Montanaspinus inexpectus (fake dinosaur) Wikipedia Screenshot")
