Cretaceous
Suchosaurus
Suchosaurus cultridens
The catalogue presents Suchosaurus as a carnivore member of Spinosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 130.0–125.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 9.5 m in length and 2.0–3.0 t in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Hastings Beds, East Sussex, UK. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Suchosaurus, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Owen (1842).
The PBDB places it in Baryonychinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Spinosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Spinosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Berriasian to the Barremian.
The PBDB catalogues 3 occurrences, with material from the Arcillas de Morella Formation (1) and from the Tunbridge Wells Sand Formation (1). Provenance: Spain and United Kingdom.
The catalogue records the holotype as BMNH 28646 and the type locality as “Hastings Beds, East Sussex, UK”.
- BMNH 28646
- Hastings Beds, East Sussex, UK
The catalogue's reference measurements are 9.5 m in length and 2.0–3.0 t in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 9.5 m
- 2.0-3.0 tons
The record gathers 19 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 9.5 m
- Weight
- 2.0–3.0 t
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 130.0–125.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1841
- Described by
- Owen
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Spinosauridae
- Genus
- Suchosaurus
- Species
- S. cultridens
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- BMNH 28646
- Type locality
- Hastings Beds, East Sussex, UK