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Suchomimus

Naam beteken: “crocodile mimic”1

Het geëet: VisSpinosourusseVroeë Kryt

Suchomimus was a big, fish-eating dinosaur that looked a bit like a crocodile. It had a long, narrow snout full of cone-shaped teeth and a huge claw on each thumb.1

Het geleef

121 tot 100 miljoen jaar gelede4

Vroeë Kryt

Fossiele gevind in

Niger, in the Ténéré Desert1 2

Lengte

11 m (36 ft)2

Gewig

2,5 ton tot 5,3 ton (5 500 tot 11 700 lb)1

Hoogte

3,66 m (12 ft)3

Topspoed

omtrent 20 km/h (12 mph)

Hardloop, skatting

Wanneer het dit geleef?

Trias

Jura

Kryt

252 miljoen jaar gelede20114566, die asteroïde

Hoe groot was dit?

Hoe lank was dit?

Hoe hoog was dit?

Hoe swaar was dit?

so swaar soos 4 motors

so lank soos 2,5 motors in 'n ry geparkeerso lank soos 61 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n olifantso swaar soos 1100 waatlemoeneso swaar soos 7 hele skoolklasse vol kindersso swaar soos 12 ysberekon 100 meter in 18 sekondes hardloop (die vinnigste mens het 9,6 nodig)

Hoe groot was Suchomimus vergeleke met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of êrens heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig was dit?

'n Mens wat loop omtrent 5 km/h (3 mph)

'n Kind op 'n fiets omtrent 12 km/h (7 mph)

Suchomimus omtrent 20 km/h (12 mph)

'n Galopperende perd omtrent 65 km/h (40 mph)

'n Jagluiperd omtrent 100 km/h (62 mph)

cool goed

Prettige feite

Suchomimus had a low sail on its back, made from long spines on its vertebrae.1

Its thumb claws were huge and curved, possibly used to hook fish or dig.1

Suchomimus lived about 112 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period.1 2

The first fossils were found in 1997 by a team led by Paul Sereno, and the dinosaur was named in 1998.1

Some scientists think Suchomimus might be the same as another spinosaur called Baryonyx, but most now treat them as separate.1

Suchomimus had hollow bones, which helped it hunt in shallow water without sinking.1

KI-prent van Suchomimus — 'n KI-prent van hoe Suchomimus dalk gelyk het, deur 'n rekenaar gemaak uit wat wetenskaplikes weet. Dit is 'n raaiskoot: die regte dier het dalk anders gelyk, en niemand weet wat sy regte kleure was nie.

julle het gevra

Mees gevraagde vrae oor Suchomimus

?How big was Suchomimus?

Suchomimus was about 11 metres (36 feet) long and stood about 3.7 metres (12 feet) tall at the hip, which is smaller than the largest Tyrannosaurus rex.2 3

?What did Suchomimus eat?

Suchomimus was a fish-eater, or piscivore. It used its long, crocodile-like snout and cone-shaped teeth to catch fish in shallow water.1 3

?Did Suchomimus have feathers?

No one knows for sure. Suchomimus was a large theropod dinosaur, and while some related dinosaurs had feathers, no fossil feathers have been found with Suchomimus.1

?Could Suchomimus swim?

Suchomimus was adapted for hunting in shallow water, but its hollow bones suggest it could not fully submerge like some other spinosaurs. It likely waded and used its claws to catch fish.1

?Was Suchomimus bigger than T. rex?

Suchomimus was about the same length as Tyrannosaurus rex (about 11 to 12 metres), but T. rex was heavier and more powerfully built.3

?Why did Suchomimus have a sail?

Suchomimus had a low sail on its back made from long spines. Scientists think it was used for display, like to attract mates or signal to others.1 3

?When did Suchomimus live?

Suchomimus lived about 112 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.2 1

?Where was Suchomimus found?

Suchomimus fossils were found in the Ténéré Desert of Niger, Africa, in rocks called the Elrhaz Formation.1 2

Mite-breker

Mite: Some people think Suchomimus could swim underwater like Spinosaurus.

Waarheid: Science shows Suchomimus had hollow bones and was adapted for shallow water, not for diving deep like Spinosaurus or Baryonyx.1

Vir dino-kenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Suchomimus
Benoem deur: Sereno et al. 19984
Groep: Spinosourusse
Familie / klade: Spinosauridae4
Klassifikasie: Theropoda > Spinosauridae4
Ouderdom van die rotse: 121 tot 100 miljoen jaar (Aptian / Albian)4
Rotsformasies: Elrhaz4
Lande: Niger4
Fossielrekords: 2 in The Paleobiology Database4
Ontdekking: Suchomimus was discovered in 1997 by a team led by American paleontologist Paul Sereno in the Ténéré Desert of Niger. It was named and described in 1998.1
Steeds omstrede: Scientists still debate whether Suchomimus is really a separate genus from Baryonyx or if it should be called Baryonyx tenerensis.1

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Suchomimus (en.wikipedia.org)
Suchomimus | Natural History Museum (nhm.ac.uk)
Expedition unearths dinosaur fossil (chronicle.uchicago.edu)
Suchomimus in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): ouderdom, plekke, rotsformasies, klassifikasie.

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