"Sooky-What?"
Suchomimus is a Dinosaur with a long, crocodile like skull, sharp teeth, a humongous foot-long thumb claw, and a sail on its back.
It was nearly 40 feet long and likely ate large fish in North Africa some 100 million years ago. At that time, T. rex was just emerging in North America.
Paleontologist Paul Sereno named it "Suchomimus tenerensis". He says, "This animal was easily the size of T. rex. And it was not fully grown. It could threaten virtually anything around it."
The end of the jaw is tipped with an extra chin-like projection, called a rosette, that actually contains the largest teeth. The top and bottom teeth mesh together to securely hook prey, a design common among fish eating animals.
Uncle Fred (pictured above) used to be Supreme Estuarian Predator of all the Protoafrican shore of the Tethys Sea, until he retired to the Field Museum and conferred the Title to me. His skull is longer than T-rex's, and look at those forearms! No wonder he was five-time Bocci Master during his summers in Protoitaly.
Right, right. But why is that your 'handle'?
Had to choose an ID to register at BWGame.com. Wanted an inference of power. Also wanted to avoid the over-worn goth theme ("LordDarkDeathDestruction"). "Suchomimus" is a bit long, but memorable and not over-used. I've been able to co-ordinate Email and Chat-Tool access under the same moniker, so the friends I make through the B&W world can reach me easily.
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