Mesozoic Earth - Suchomimus on the prowl

Location North Africa 115 million years ago Mean atmospheric O₂ 150% of modern level Mean atmospheric CO₂ 6x pre-industrial level Mean temperature 4°C above modern level		Geologic Time Scale Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Early Age: Aptian

	Suchomimus on the prowl 12 feet tall and weighing five tons, a carnivorous theropod dinosaur of the genus Suchomimus wanders a beach on the ancient Tethys Ocean 115 million years ago in search of its next meal in what today is Northern Africa. A ferocious predator nearly as big as T-Rex with a crocodile-like head, Suchomimus ("crocodile mimic") may have lived largely on fish and carrion.