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Suchomimus was a large theropod from the late Aptian stage of the Cretaceous period it lived in what we know today as africa. By the shape of its snout we can tell it is a member of the spinosauridae family the same as other animals with a simular skull such as baryonyx and spinosaurus.
Size
Suchomimus is currently the second largest Spinosaurid known (only ""Spinosaurus"" was bigger, or perhaps also Cristatusaurus who may just be a specimen of Suchomimus)). The Holotype specimen measured 11m long and weighed 2.8-4.9t. However like both Baryonyx and Spinosaurus, this Holotype is a juvenile, and so it has been estimated its adult size was about 12m long and possibly over 5t in weight.
Fossils
A mounted skeleton of Suchomimus
Suchomimus is known from only one, 2/3rds complete, fossil. It was found in rocks daing back 112 million years ago from the late Aptian stage of the Cretaceous. It was discovered by Paul Sereno, who earlier in his expedition had just discovered new specimens of Carcharodontosaurus and a giant contaempory Crocodilian of Suchomimus, Sarcosuchus. It is remarkably complete for a Spinosaurid and like Spinosaurus and Irritator, had tall neural spines.