Suchomimus tenerensis
"Crocodile Mimic"

Suchomimus was discovered in 1997 in the heart of the Sahara desert of Niger. It was named for is bizarre, narrow, 4-foot long skull, which ends in a cage of long, curved teeth, suggesting that, like crocodiles, this dinosaur ate fish. Suchomimus had powerful forelimbs and foot-long thumb claws. Suchomimus was the largest and most common predator of its day in Africa. Suchomimus belongs to the Spinosaur family of dinosaurs. Its closest relative is Baryonx, a spinosaur dinosaur discovered in England.

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