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[โ€“] riplin@lemm.ee 75 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The spines on a buffalo are a lot thicker and shorter. Any muscle attached to the spines of a spinosaurus would snap them in half.

[โ€“] Venator@kbin.social 42 points 1 year ago

Also the buffalo's spine bones are elongated over it's shoulders, whereas the spinosaurus has elongated spine bones start after its shoulders.