Suchosaurus
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Suchosaurus (meaning "crocodile lizard"), originally believed to be a genus of crocodile, is possibly a spinosaurid theropod dinosaur from Cretaceous England. It may be a senior synonym for Baryonyx. The type material consists of teeth. Two species, S. cultridens and S. girardi, have been named.
[edit] References
- Suchosaurus in The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia at Dino Russ's Lair
- First post of a long discussion of Suchosaurus as a dinosaur and its implications, in the Dinosaur Mailing List Archives
- Suchosaurus as a crocodilian, at DinoWight