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Suchomimus

Il num vul dir: “crocodile mimic”1

Mangiava: PeschSpinosaursCretacic tempriv

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

Viveva

avant 121 fin 100 milliuns onns4

Cretacic tempriv

Fossils chattads en

Niger, in the Ténéré Desert1 2

Lunghezza

11 m (36 ft)2

Paisa

2,5 tonnas fin 5,3 tonnas (5 500 fin 11 700 lb)1

Autezza

3,66 m (12 ft)3

Spertadad maximala

var 20 km/h (12 mph)

Currer, stima

Cura viveva el?

Triassic

Giurassic

Cretacic

avant 252 milliuns onns20114566, l'asteroid

Quant grond era el?

Quant lung era el?

Quant aut era el?

Quant grev era el?

uschè grev sco 4 autos

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Quant grond era Suchomimus cumpareglià cun TAI?

Mo matematica en tes navigatur. Nagut na vegn arcunà u tramess.

Quant spert era el?

Ina persuna che va a pe var 5 km/h (3 mph)

In uffant sin il velo var 12 km/h (7 mph)

Suchomimus var 20 km/h (12 mph)

In chaval che galoppescha var 65 km/h (40 mph)

In gepard var 100 km/h (62 mph)

chaussas cool

Fatgs divertents

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

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Las dumondas las pli frequentas davart 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

Chatschader da mitus

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

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

Per experts da dinos

Num scientific: Suchomimus
Numnà da: Sereno et al. 19984
Gruppa: Spinosaurs
Famiglia / clada: Spinosauridae4
Classificaziun: Theropoda > Spinosauridae4
Vegliadetgna da la crappa: 121 fin 100 milliuns onns (Aptian / Albian)4
Formaziuns da crap: Elrhaz4
Pajais: Niger4
Chats da fossils: 2 en The Paleobiology Database4
Scuverta: 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
Anc discutà: Scientists still debate whether Suchomimus is really a separate genus from Baryonyx or if it should be called Baryonyx tenerensis.1

Danunder che vegnan ils fatgs

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): vegliadetgna, lieus, formaziuns da crap, classificaziun.

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