<p><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/09/08/the-shark-toothed-dinosaur-with-a-‘fin’-on-its-back/" title=""> From Ed Yong</a>: </p><div class="vert-display-toggle collapsible relative flex flex-col items-center "><div class="vert-unit mt-4 mb-3 top-20"><div ad-type="mobile-desktop" class="ad-wrapper vert min-h-boombox flex items-start justify-center" data-ad-mapping="inline" data-ad-slot="Discover/inline-ad" id="div-inline-ad-0"></div></div><span aria-label="Advertisement" class="text-ad mt-1 text-[11px] uppercase">Advertisement</span></div><p>Dinosaur bodies are covered in <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/dinosaur-arsenal-gallery/all/1" title="">all sorts of spikes, horns, plates</a> that were used for defence, combat and identification. But sometimes, these body parts are so bizarre that their purpose is a mystery. The latest in these strange projections belongs to <em>Concavenator</em>, a new giant predator with two spikes sticking up from the vertebrae just in front of its hips. They would probably have given the dinosaur a strange hump on its back.</p><p><a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2010/09/08/the-shark-toothed-dinosaur-with-a-‘fin’-on-its-back/" title=""><em>Read the rest of this post at Not Exactly Rocket Science.</em></a></p><div data-embedid="dcfb67aa-fdf4-4a19-b4c7-75c497a8de9c" id="insticator-embed-temp"></div><p> Related Content: 80beats: <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/03/02/frozen-in-stone-an-ancient-snake-poised-to-devour-dinosaur-eggs/" title="">Frozen in Stone: An Ancient Snake Poised to Devour Dinosaur Eggs</a></p><p> 80beats: <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/02/24/scientists-blow-up-rock-to-get-to-well-preserved-dino-skulls/" title="">Scientists Blow Up Super-Hard Rock to Get to Dinosaur Skulls</a></p><p> 80beats: <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/02/05/early-dino-had-crazy-colored-feathers-resembled-spangled-hamburg-chicken/" title="">Early Dino Had Crazy Colored Feathers; Resembled “Spangled Hamburg Chicken”</a></p><p> Discoblog: <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/07/08/what-you-get-when-you-name-a-new-dinosaur-over-beers-mojoceratops/" title="">What You Get When You Name a New Dinosaur Over Beers: Mojoceratops</a></p><p><em>Image: </em><em>Raúl Martín</em></p>

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Discover the fascinating features of dinosaur bodies, including the bizarre spikes of the giant predator Concavenator.

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From Ed Yong: Dinosaur bodies are covered in all sorts of spikes, horns, plates that were used for defence, combat and identification. But sometimes, these body parts are so bizarre that their purpose is a mystery. The latest in these strange projections belongs to Concavenator, a new giant predator with two spikes sticking up from the vertebrae just in front of its hips. They would probably have given the dinosaur a strange hump on its back. Read the rest of this post at Not Exactly Rocket Science. Related Content: 80beats: Frozen in Stone: An Ancient Snake Poised to Devour Dinosaur Eggs 80beats: Scientists Blow Up Super-Hard Rock to Get to Dinosaur Skulls 80beats: Early Dino Had Crazy Colored Feathers; Resembled “Spangled Hamburg Chicken” Discoblog: What You Get When You Name a New Dinosaur Over Beers: Mojoceratops Image: Raúl Martín

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