恐龍卡第 1724 張，共 2 027 張

Suchomimus

名字的意思： “crocodile mimic”1

吃：魚棘龍類白堊紀早期

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

生存年代

121 到 100 百萬年前4

白堊紀早期

化石發現地

Niger, in the Ténéré Desert1 2

長度

11 m (36 ft)2

體重

2.5 公噸到 5.3 公噸 (5,500 到 11,700 lb)1

高度

3.66 m (12 ft)3

最高速度

時速約 20 公里（12 英里）

跑步, 估計值

牠生活在什麼時候？

三疊紀

侏羅紀

白堊紀

2 億 5200 萬年前20114566，小行星撞地球

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

牠有多高？

牠有多重？

跟 4 台汽車一樣重

跟 2.5 台汽車排成一排一樣長跟 61 根香蕉頭尾相接一樣長大約跟一頭大象一樣重跟 1100 顆西瓜一樣重跟 7 整班小學生一樣重跟 12 隻北極熊一樣重能在 18 秒內跑完 100 公尺（最快的人類要 9.6 秒）

Suchomimus 跟「你」比起來有多大？

只是在你的瀏覽器裡算算數學。什麼都不會被儲存或傳送出去。

牠有多快？

走路的人 時速約 5 公里 (3 mph)

騎腳踏車的小朋友 時速約 12 公里 (7 mph)

Suchomimus 時速約 20 公里 (12 mph)

一匹飛奔的馬 時速約 65 公里 (40 mph)

一隻獵豹 時速約 100 公里 (62 mph)

酷東西

趣味知識

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

Suchomimus 的 AI 繪圖 — 這是電腦根據科學家目前的知識，用 AI 畫出 Suchomimus 可能的樣子。這只是猜測：真正的動物可能長得不一樣，也沒有人知道牠真正的顏色。

你們都在問

關於 Suchomimus 最常被問的問題

?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

迷思破解王

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

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

給恐龍專家

學名: Suchomimus
命名者: Sereno et al. 19984
類群: 棘龍類
科 / 演化支: Spinosauridae4
分類: Theropoda > Spinosauridae4
岩石的年代: 121 到 100 百萬年 (Aptian / Albian)4
岩層: Elrhaz4
國家: 尼日4
化石紀錄: The Paleobiology Database 收錄 2 筆4
發現: 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
仍有爭議: Scientists still debate whether Suchomimus is really a separate genus from Baryonyx or if it should be called Baryonyx tenerensis.1