Matchup · Who would win
Spinosaurus vs Suchomimus
Suchomimus, the crocodile mimic
Spinosaurus
Suchomimus
Quick answer
Spinosaurus was bigger than Suchomimus, up to 15 m against about 9.5 to 11 m. Both were African spinosaurids that fished with crocodile-like jaws, but Spinosaurus was the larger, later cousin. They never met: Suchomimus lived about 15 million years earlier.
Lengths are best-estimate midpoints, drawn to scale.
Did they ever meet?
No. Suchomimus lived about 125 to 112 million years ago in what is now Niger, roughly 15 million years before Spinosaurus, though both were African spinosaurids.
The verdict
Another family matchup from the same continent. Suchomimus was a serious predator with a low ridge along its back and crocodile-like fishing jaws, but Spinosaurus was longer, heavier and more specialised for the water. On size Spinosaurus leads. Think of Suchomimus as a close African cousin that shared the fishing habit a few million years earlier.
Who would win, Spinosaurus or Suchomimus?
Spinosaurus, on size. It was longer and heavier than Suchomimus, though both were African fish-eating spinosaurids. They never met, living about 15 million years apart.
Was Suchomimus related to Spinosaurus?
Yes. Suchomimus was a spinosaurid, a close relative of Spinosaurus, and even had a low sail-like ridge along its back, though it was smaller and lived earlier.
How big was Suchomimus?
Suchomimus was about 9.5 to 11 m long and roughly 2.5 to 5 tonnes, smaller than Spinosaurus at about 15 m and 7 tonnes.
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