Genus: Suchomimus SERENO, BECK, DUTHEIL, GADO, LARSSON, LYON, MARCOT, RAUHUT, SADLEIR, SIDOR VARRICCHIO, WILSON & WILSON, 1998
Etymology: Greek, suchos, “crocodile” and Greek, mimos, “mimic”: Crocodile mimic.
= Cristatusaurus TAQUET & RUSSELL, 1998
Etymology: Latin, cristatus, "crest, " and Latin, saurus, "lizard": Crested lizard.

Species: tenerensis SERENO, BECK, DUTHEIL, GADO, LARSSON, LYON, MARCOT, RAUHUT, SADLEIR, SIDOR VARRICCHIO, WILSON & WILSON, 1998
Etymology: In reference to the Tenere desert, Niger.
= Baryonyx tenerensis tenerensis (SERENO, BECK, DUTHEIL, GADO, LARSSON, LYON, MARCOT, RAUHUT, SADLEIR, SIDOR VARRICCHIO, WILSON & WILSON, 1998) SUES, FREY, MARTILL & SCOTT, 2002

Holotype: Musee National du Niger, Niamey, Republic of Niger, MNN GDF500

Locality: Field locality 94, Gadufaou, apparently 125 kms east of Agadez, 16°26'16.3N, 9°7'3.6E, Illumeden Basin, Niger.

Horizon: GAD level 5, Elrhaz Formation, Tegama Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aptian-Albian Stage, Early Gallic Subepoch, Early Cretaceous Epoch, Middle Cretaceous.

Material: Partial disarticulated skeleton.

Referred material:

MNN GDF501: Articulated premaxillae and maxillae.

MNN GDF502: Right quadrate.

MNN GDF503, GDF504, GDF505: partial dentaries.

MNN GDF506: Axis.

MNN GDF507: Posterior cervical vertebra.

MNN GDF508: Posterior dorsal vertebra.

MNN GDF5010, GDF5011: 2 caudal vertebrae.

Many additional bones and teeth.

GAD 513: Partially articulated skeleton.
Note: Furcula (LIPKIN & SERENO, 2002, LIPKIN, SERENO & HORNER, 2007).

 

= Cristatusaurus lapparenti TAQUET & RUSSELL, 1998
Etymology: In honor of Albert F. de Lapparent, S.J., for his contributions to the knowledge of Saharan dinosaurs, and his generous assistance during the field season of 1966.

Holotype: MNHN GDF 366

Locality: GAD 5, Niveau des Innocents, Gadoufaoua, Niger.

Horizon: Tegama Formation, (was El Rhaz Formation), Tegama Series.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Aptian Stage, Middle Gallic Subepoch, Uppermost Early Cretaceous Epoch, Early Cretaceous.

Material: Premaxillae, portion of right maxilla and dentary.

Referred material:

MNHN GDF 365: Premaxilla.

MNHN GDF 357-359, 361: Dorsal vertebrae.

Note: Originally thought to belong to Spinosaurus sp, then it was referred to Baryonyx, but new material from MILNER 1996, indicate that these actually to belong to Spinosaurus sp as originally thought.