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Newly discovered fossil unearths ancient crocodile that may have hunted dinosaurs on land, expert says

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A newly discovered fossilization of experts pushed to believe Old types of crocodile Perhaps it was the predator that hunted dinosaurs on the ground. The world of excavations and national geographical explorer Diego Paul and his team helped to reveal the remains Kostensuchus AtroxThe previously unknown type of crocodiles in Patagonia, near the Antarctica, which … Read more

The “Tooth Hurty” Joke Has Its Origins In Ancient, Armored Fish

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Whenever Yara Haridy, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago, shows off the fossils she works with, people are often disappointed. Unlike the statuesque bones of dinosaurs or even the small spirals of ancient seashells, Haridy’s fossils “kind of look like dust, or like the last little bit in your cereal,” she said, adding that … Read more