Originating in Early Cretaceous North Africa and recognizable by the long and shallow crocodile-like skull, Suchomimus is a large species of carnivorous dinosaur, closely related to the Baryonyx and the larger Spinosaurus, Suchomimus can be distinguished by its elongated snout and brightly coloured hide. The basic Suchomimus is dark blue, with yellow stripes and patterns across much of the body, and particularly the underbelly, although different patterns with more green colouration are also common.
Suchomimus is considered a “large carnivore”, similar to its cousin the Spinosaurus. This means it can be extremely territorial and will seek out rivals to defeat. Suchomimus lived in Niger during the Early Cretaceous period. One of the largest of the spinosaurid family overshadowed only by Spinosaurus, the diet of Suchomimus mainly consisted of fish it caught from deltas and rivers, small to medium-sized dinosaurs and scavenged animals, as its narrow jaws were too fragile for tackling large prey. Like Spinosaurus, Suchomimus had a raised vertebrae which supported a small fatty hump, which seemed to have been a common trait in many spinosaurids. Typically the Suchomimus is found alone or in a small familial group, no more than 2 to 4 at any time, though if a clutch of eggs have hatched as many as sixteen young may also be present.
ABILITIES
An excellent swimmer, Suchomimus's narrow jaw, while excellent for fishing gives the Suchomimus a disadvantage in a fight as it is unsuitable for larger prey, when it does fight it prefers to do so in water where its ability to swim gives it the advantage.
HABITAT
Suchomimus prefers an inland habitat of extensive freshwater floodplains and fast-moving rivers, with a tropical climate that likely experienced seasonal dry periods. It lived alongside a myriad of other dinosaurs, including the ornithopod Ouranosaurus, the sauropod Nigersaurus, and the carcharodontosaurid Eocarcharia
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Originating in Early Cretaceous North Africa and recognizable by the long and shallow crocodile-like skull, Suchomimus is a large species of carnivorous dinosaur, closely related to the Baryonyx and the larger Spinosaurus, Suchomimus can be distinguished by its elongated snout and brightly coloured hide. The basic Suchomimus is dark blue, with yellow stripes and patterns across much of the body, and particularly the underbelly, although different patterns with more green colouration are also common.
Suchomimus is considered a “large carnivore”, similar to its cousin the Spinosaurus. This means it can be extremely territorial and will seek out rivals to defeat. Suchomimus lived in Niger during the Early Cretaceous period. One of the largest of the spinosaurid family overshadowed only by Spinosaurus, the diet of Suchomimus mainly consisted of fish it caught from deltas and rivers, small to medium-sized dinosaurs and scavenged animals, as its narrow jaws were too fragile for tackling large prey. Like Spinosaurus, Suchomimus had a raised vertebrae which supported a small fatty hump, which seemed to have been a common trait in many spinosaurids. Typically the Suchomimus is found alone or in a small familial group, no more than 2 to 4 at any time, though if a clutch of eggs have hatched as many as sixteen young may also be present.
ABILITIES
An excellent swimmer, Suchomimus's narrow jaw, while excellent for fishing gives the Suchomimus a disadvantage in a fight as it is unsuitable for larger prey, when it does fight it prefers to do so in water where its ability to swim gives it the advantage.
HABITAT
Suchomimus prefers an inland habitat of extensive freshwater floodplains and fast-moving rivers, with a tropical climate that likely experienced seasonal dry periods. It lived alongside a myriad of other dinosaurs, including the ornithopod Ouranosaurus, the sauropod Nigersaurus, and the carcharodontosaurid Eocarcharia