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Armored Crocodile Relative From Triassic Brazil Predates Dinosaurs

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Source: The Daily Galaxy
Armored Crocodile Relative From Triassic Brazil Predates Dinosaurs
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A 2.4-meter armored pseudosuchian from Triassic Brazil, Tainrakuasuchus bellator, was a crocodile-relative with dinosaur-like features but not a dinosaur, providing new insight into pre-dinosaur ecosystems and suggesting ancient faunal links between Brazil and Africa on the supercontinent Pangaea.

Topics:science#brazil#crocodile-relatives#paleontology#science#tainrakuasuchus-bellator#triassic
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