Suchomimus
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.[1]
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Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous
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| Genus: | Suchomimus
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| Species: | S. tenerensis
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It was about 10.3–11 m (34–36 ft) long, and weighed 2.7 and 5.2 tonnes (2.7 and 5.1 long tons; 3.0 and 5.7 short tons).[2][3][4] It walked on two powerful hind legs, and had short clawed arms with three fingers, the first finger was the longest.
Suchomimus Media
Outcrops of the Erlhaz Formation (Gadoufaoua in lower right)
Digital skeletal reconstructions of Suchomimus showing known bones based on the holotype (red), a partial skeleton (blue), and other referred specimens (yellow)
Size comparison of various spinosaurids (Suchomimus in magenta, second from right) with a human
Suchomimus tenerensis skull reconstruction at the Australian Museum, Sydney.
Closeup of front of the snout and dentition
Suchomimus life restoration
Reconstructed forelimb and hand of Suchomimus, Museum of Ancient Life, Utah
Baryonyx walkeri restoration
Suchomimus tenerensis by PaleoGeek
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References
- ↑ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2011 Appendix.
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- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 630: attempt to index field 'known_free_doi_registrants_t' (a nil value).
- ↑ Holtz, Thomas R. Jr. (2012) Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2011 Appendix.