Suchomimus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Niger during the Aptian to Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous period, 112 million years ago. The only known species is S.
CCM Suchomimus 2018
Fragmentary jaw elements from the holotype specimen of Cristatusaurus, on display at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris
Skeletal diagram combining several specimens of Suchomimus (above) with the holotype of the closely related genus Baryonyx
S. tenerensis skull reconstruction at the Australian Museum, Sydney
Cristatusaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period of what is now Niger, 112 million years ago. It was a baryonychine member of the Spinosauridae, a group of
Suchomimus
…predator adapted for hunting in shallow waters. Some paleontologists consider Suchomimus to be a junior synonym of the contemporaneous spinosaurid Cristatusaurus, although the latter taxon is based on fragmentary remains. Yet more have also suggested that Suchomimus might represent an African species of the…
Referred claw, MNHN, Paris