Suchimimus Skull Replica

Description

Suchimimus skull replica measures 9.1 x 3.0 x 4.6 inches. Suchomimus tenerensis is a museum-quality polyurethane resin resin cast of the Chicago Children’s Museum specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

Suchomimus tenerensis is a genus of spinosaurid theropod dinosaur. It lived between 125 and 112 million years ago. This dinosaur had a very long, low snout and narrow jaws.

A forward expansion of the front-most snout bones also formed these jaws. The premaxillae had an upward branch that consequently excluded the maxilla from the bony nostrils.

The jaws of Suchomimus tenerensis held about 122 conical teeth. These teeth were pointed yet not very sharp. They curved slightly backwards and further featured fine serrations. The tip of the snout was enlarged sideways.

It carried a terminal rosette of longer teeth, with sever per side in the skull and similarly about the same number in the lower jaw. Further back, the maxilla contained at least 22 per upper jaw side. The entire lower jaw side instead carried 32 teeth in the dentary bone.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Reptilia
• Clade: Dinosauria
• Clade: Saurischia
• Clade: Theropoda
• Family: †Spinosauridae
• Genus: †Suchomimus
• Species: †S. tenerensis
• Binomial name: †Suchomimus tenerensis Sereno et al, 1998
• Conservation status: Extinct

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