Big Mouth.You probably know quite a few "big mouths," but Suchomimus tenerensis (soo-cha-MIME-us TEN-uh-REN-sis) grabs the prize. The dinosaur species was first unearthed Unearthed is the name of a Triple J project to find and "dig up" (hence the name) hidden talent in regional Australia. Unearthed has had three incarnations - they first visited each region of Australia where Triple J had a transmitter - 41 regions in all. in 1997 in the Tenere desert of Niger, Africa. One hundred million years ago Suchomimus (Greek for "crocodile") flashed a croc-like jaw with 100 razor-sharp teeth. When the dino stalked stalked adj. Having a stalk or stem. Often used in combination: long-stalked; short-stalked. Adj. 1. Earth, the Tenere desert was lush and green with fish-packed rivers. Its ferocious snout snout the upper lip and the apex of the nose, especially of the pig. Called also rostrum. Has a specialized skin to survive the rigors of rooting, is supported by a separate bone (the os rostri), and also has a few sensory hairs. flaunted an extra chin-like projection called a rosette--ideal for grabbing and chomping big fish. A fish-hunting dino? "It's a dinosaur trying hard to be a crocodile," says paleontologist Paul Sereno Paul Callistus Sereno (born October 11, 1957) is an American paleontologist who is the discoverer of several new dinosaur species on several continents. He has conducted excavations at sites as varied as Inner Mongolia, Argentina, Morocco and Niger. at the University of Chicago, who discovered the species. "With its claws and jaws, Suchomimus could take down just about anything," Sereno says. |
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