Triassic 'witch croc' from Ghost Ranch reveals a bipedal, toothless crocodile relative
TL;DR
A NHMLAC-led team describes Labrujasuchus expectatus, a beaked, toothless, bipedal crocodile-relative from the Late Triassic found at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. Though its look mirrors dinosaurs, it’s still crocodile-line, illustrating convergent evolution and filling a gap between earlier and later shuvosaurs.
- Bizarre ‘witch croc’ that looks just like a dinosaur discovered in New Mexico BBC Wildlife Magazine
- A toothless, beaked, bipedal crocodile cousin roamed Earth 200 million years ago Scientific American
- What a toothless, two-legged crocodile cousin reveals about life before dinosaurs dominated Phys.org
- This Toothless, Beaked Crocodile Ancestor Walked on Two Legs Yahoo
- Dr. Alan Turner (Stony Brook University) holding the femur of Labrujasuchus expectatus [IMAGE] EurekAlert!
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