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Locked in stone for 210 million years, this newly identified crocodile cousin was built to crush larger prey - Phys.org
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Paleontologists described a newly identified crocodile relative preserved for about 210 million years in northern New Mexico; the fossil preserves a robust skull and jaws adapted for crushing large prey. The specimen lived alongside a more lightly built cousin, Hesperosuchus agilis, showing clear ecological differences in the same riverbank community. The find expands knowledge of early crocodylomorph diversity and complements other discoveries, such as large ancient crocodiles like Crocodylus lucivenator, that together reveal wide variation in size and feeding strategies through deep time.
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