Name: Suchomimus (Crocodile mimic).
Phonetic: Su-ko-mie-mus.
Named By: Paul Sereno et al. - 1998.
Synonyms: Baryonyx tenerensis.
Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Spinosauridae, Baryonychinae.
Species: S. tenerensis (type).
Diet: Piscivore/Carnivore.
Size: About 10 meters long for the holotype, though fully grown adults were likely larger.
Known locations: Niger - Elhraz Formation.
Time period: Aptian of the Cretaceous.
Fossil representation: Skull and partial skeleton of what is thought to be a subadult.
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