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Suchomimus
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous
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Suchomimus tenerensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Sauropsid
Superorder:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Suborder:
Theropoda
Family:
Spinosauridae
Genus:
Suchomimus
Species:
S. tenerensis
Binomial name
Suchomimus tenerensis
Sereno et al., 1998

Suchomimus ("crocodile mimic") was a fish-eating (and meat-eating) large spinosaurid theropod dinosaur with a crocodile-like head. It lived 112 million years ago in the Lower Cretaceous period in what is now Africa.

It was about 36 feet (11 m) long, about 12 feet tall, and walked on two powerful hind legs. This carnivore had short clawed arms with three fingers.

Classification

The following phylogenetic tree shows a 2009 analysis of the Megalosauroidea.

Megalosauroidea
Spinosauridae


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Images for kids

  • Spinosauridscale

    Size comparison of several species of spinosaurids and a human, Suchomimus in red

  • Suchomimus2

    Life restoration

  • Suchomimus tenerensis

    Skeletal restoration combining several specimens

  • Suchomimus tenerensis skull and claw

    Skull and claw cast

  • CCM Suchomimus cast

    Mounted skeleton, Chicago

  • KDDM Suchomimus Skull

    Skull and neck, Kenosha Dinosaur Museum

See also

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