Suchomimus

Pronunciation:
sook-oh-mim-us
Name meaning:
'crocodile mimic'
Suchomimus
Type of dinosaur:
large theropod
Length:
11.0m
Diet:
carnivorous
When it lived:
Early Cretaceous, 121-112 million years ago
Found in:
Niger

This dinosaur is similar to Spinosaurus and Baryonyx.

Suchomimus

© Andrey Atuchin

Suchomimus

© The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi published by Titan Books

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Spinosauridae, Baryonychinae
Named by:
Sereno, Beck, Dutheil, Gado, Larsson, Lyon, Marcot, Rauhut, Sadleir, Sidor, Varricchio, Wilson and Wilson (1998)
Type species:
tenerensis