You are in the swamplands of Africa, 112 million years ago.

The air is eerily quiet, the normal jungle chorus replaced by a sudden silence. You are on a canoe, trying to navigate the river meandering by the forests. You notice the water’s surface ripples unnaturally. A low, guttural chuffing sound emerges from the bank, punctuated by the smell of stagnant water and old blood.

From the dense undergrowth, a massive creature emerges. It moves surprisingly fast for its size (nearly 36 feet long). It has a dark green to brownish hide, a slight sail on its back, and, most recognizably, a four-foot-long, narrow snout similar to a modern crocodile. Its eyes are a piercing, intelligent orange, darting towards you, initially with curiosity… before switching to obvious predatory intent.

Then, much to your surprise and horror, the creature steps into the water… and dives immediately, demonstrating its semi-aquatic nature.

The Suchomimus swims through the murky depths towards you on your canoe, its eyes locked onto you…