New Study Confirms the Power of Deinosuchus and Its ‘teeth the Size of Bananas’

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New Study Confirms the Power of Deinosuchus and Its ‘teeth the Size of Bananas’

  A new study, revisiting fossil specimens from the enormous crocodylian, Deinosuchus, has confirmed that the beast had teeth “the size of bananas”, capable to take down even the very largest of dinosaurs. And, it wasn’t alone! TThe research, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, also reveals various kinds of “terror crocodile”. Two species, entitled Deinosuchus hatcheri and Deinosuchus […]

Scientists Discover Fossil of Dinosaur Ancestor with Surprising Croc-Like Appearance

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Scientists Discover Fossil of Dinosaur Ancestor with Surprising Croc-Like Appearance

Scientists have long wondered what the earliest dinosaur relatives looked like. Most assumed they would resemble miniature dinosaurs, about the size of chickens, and walk on two legs. The discovery of Teleocrater rhadinus, however, has forced scientists to reassess their ideas. Based on a fossil unearthed in southern Tanzania, these early relatives were carnivorous animals […]