Earliest long-snouted fossil crocodile from Egypt reveals the African origins of seagoing crocs

In the Egyptian Western Desert, where red sandstones and green shales rise above the arid plains of Kharga Oasis, ...
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80 million-year-old fossil of marine crocodile with needle-sharp teeth found in Egypt

Fossilized remains of a long-snouted crocodile-like reptile have been uncovered in Egypt’s Western Desert. Paleontologists from Mansoura University have named the new species of ancient crocodile as ...
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This Crocodile Relative Was One of Dinosaurs’ Most Fearsome Predators

A fossil found in Argentina shows that up to the very end of the age of dinosaurs, they faced serious competition from other reptile species. A life reconstruction of Kostensuchus, a large, ...
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New Species of Carnivorous Dinosaur Discovered with Crocodile in Its Teeth

Paleontologists have discovered a new species of carnivorous dinosaur, Joaquinraptor casali. The apex predator stood about 22 feet tall, possessed crushing claws, and, perhaps most startling of all, ...