Suchomimus

Suchomimus tenerensis

Suchomimus means crocodile mimic, named for its long, narrow, crocodilian snout. Like other spinosaurids, it was adapted for fishing with its conical teeth and enlarged thumb claws. A low sail ran along its back.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Human Scale
Длина	11.0 m	about as long as 2 cars end-to-end
Height	3.6 m	—
Вес	5.2 t	about the weight of 0.9 elephants

Diet & Feeding

Piscivore

Suchomimus was a fish-eating dinosaur. Piscivores typically lived near water sources and had specialized adaptations such as elongated snouts and conical teeth for catching fish.

Time Period

Cretaceous Early Mesozoic Era

Suchomimus lived during the Cretaceous Early period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 145,0 to 100,5 million years ago.

The Cretaceous saw continued dinosaur evolution with the rise of ornithopods and early ceratopsians. Flowering plants first appeared and began to transform terrestrial ecosystems. Spinosaurus and other large theropods lived during this time.

Discovery & Naming

Назван	Paul Sereno et al.
Год открытия	1998
Место открытия	Elrhaz Formation, Niger

Классификация

Dinosauria → Saurischia → Theropoda → Spinosauridae → Suchomimus

Spine lizards

Large theropods with elongated snouts and conical teeth adapted for catching fish. Spinosaurus is the largest known predatory dinosaur, estimated at 15-18 meters long.

Size Comparison

At 11,0 meters long and 5200,0 kg, Suchomimus was about as long as 2 cars end-to-end and about the weight of 0.9 elephants.

Other dinosaurs from the same period:

Mandschurosaurus Byakudansauropus Agustinia ligabuei Mantellisaurus Calamosaurus foxi Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis

Quick Facts

Классификация	Spinosauridae
Геологический период	Cretaceous Early
Питание	Piscivore
Размер	11.0m long, 3.6m tall, 5.2t