1.65" Spinosaurid Dinosaur (Suchomimus) Tooth - Niger

This is a 1.65" long tooth of a Spinosaurid dinosaur (Suchomimus tenerensis). It comes from the Early Cretaceous (Albian Stage), Erlhaz Formation of Niger. There is one repaired crack in the middle of the tooth.

Suchomimus was a large predatory carnivorous dinosaur from the early Cretaceous period of Niger, 125-112 million years ago. As a theropod, Suchomimus's post-cranial skeleton was similar to many other theropods of the time, with two strong legs and comparatively smaller arms. However, being a spinosaurid, those arms were larger compared to other theropods, and their claws were especially massive and recurved. This, combined with their unique skull anatomy-- crocodilian in shape and function--would have made them excellent predators of all things piscine. Suchomimus was fairly robust and likely not any less dangerous on land as well. Suchomimus reached 30-36 feet long and weighed around 4 tons, which would have been fearsome to anything smaller than it.
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SPECIES
Suchomimus tenerensis (Sereno et al, 1998)
LOCATION
Gadoufaoua, Téneré Desert, Niger
FORMATION
Erlhaz Formation
SIZE
1.65" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#241082
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