Archeology
Peru announces crocodile fossil dating back more than 10 million years
Fossils of an ancient crocodile species have been discovered in Peru. Paleontologists believe the fossils date back more than 10 million years.
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100 million years ago, the Sahara Desert was inhabited by crocodiles that could run like athletes
According to scientists, SuperCroc crocodiles can run at speeds of up to 32 km/h over short distances. This speed is equivalent to the running speed of an Olympic-level…
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Discover a prehistoric crocodile 3m long walk on two feet
Large, well-preserved footprints in a fossilized area of Korea may belong to the ancestors of two modern crocodiles.
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Paleontologists discovered the most 'repetitive' reptile in the Cretaceous period
Reptiles are animals that do not have vocal cords, so they are often very silent, but archaeologists have discovered a prehistoric crocodile in the extreme Cretaceous pe…
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Ancient crocodile: The machine of destruction is more scary than dinosaurs
Giant prehistoric crocodiles have a large body like trucks, followed by long legs that allow them to run many times faster than their modern descendants.
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Discover the giant 10-meter-long crocodile vestiges specialized in hunting dinosaurs
Fossils of teeth, battleships and backbones belonging to crocodile-like creatures have revealed more about the prehistoric world.
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Jurassic fossils reveal a new long muzzle crocodile
After nearly 250 years of excavation, scientists have finally identified the identity of the fossilized crocodile skeleton in Bavaria.
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Ancient crocodiles are vegetarian animals
Paleontologists have determined that some groups of non-carnivorous crocodiles like their descendants.
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Mysterious ancient crocodile bones found in ancient desert in Israel
Archaeologists have been challenged to discover evidence of crocodile bones in an ancient desert area of Israel.
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Travel to the Arctic in ancient times 55 million years ago
55 million years ago, the Arctic was covered with palm trees while each group of crocodiles swam under the water thanks to the super-powerful greenhouse effect that make…
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Ancient crocodiles ever clever like dolphins?
According to Fox news, ancient crocodile fossils have been discovered during the Jurassic period, the same period as the ancient dinosaurs.
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Ancient crocodile species can bite sea turtles with one bite
One of the most dangerous predators of the ocean, Lemmysuchus lives in coastal waters in the UK for more than 165 million years ago.
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Jura crocodile sharp teeth like tyrants
A 7m-long Jurassic Crocodile is the top carnivore in Madagascar with teeth and the ability to stand upright like a tyrant dinosaur.
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The 250 million year old fossil of crocodile ancestors
Scientists discovered a 250 million-year fossil of a crocodile-like ancient carnivorous lizard, surviving a massive extinction event that wiped out 90% of Earth's creatu…