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===Origin=== | ===Origin=== | ||
Arctibax may be based on the ''{{wp|Spinosaurus}}'' or the ''{{wp|Concavenator}}'' — fossils of the latter were first discovered in Spain, and it had a crest on its back and quills on its forelimbs, the former of which is hypothesized to have functioned as a tool of {{wp|thermoregulation}}. It may also be based on other sail-backed prehistoric animals, most notably ''{{wp|Ouranosaurus}}'' (the mask on its head slightly resembles a beak), ''{{wp|Arizonasaurus}}'', or ''{{wp|Dimetrodon}}''. | Arctibax may be based on the ''{{wp|Spinosaurus}}'', ''{{wp|Altispinax}}'', or the ''{{wp|Concavenator}}'' — fossils of the latter were first discovered in Spain, and it had a crest on its back and quills on its forelimbs, the former of which is hypothesized to have functioned as a tool of {{wp|thermoregulation}}. It may also be based on other sail-backed prehistoric animals, most notably ''{{wp|Ouranosaurus}}'' (the mask on its head slightly resembles a beak), ''{{wp|Arizonasaurus}}'', or ''{{wp|Dimetrodon}}''. | ||
====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Arctibax may be a combination of ''arctic'', ''back'', and '' | Arctibax may be a combination of ''arctic'', ''back'', ''axe'', and ''altispinax'' | ||
Segōru may be a combination of 背 ''se'' (back) and 凍る ''kōru'' (freeze). | Segōru may be a combination of 背 ''se'' (back) and 凍る ''kōru'' (freeze). |
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