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science11 days ago•6 min saved

Armored Crocodile Relative From Triassic Brazil Predates Dinosaurs

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.

via The Daily Galaxy|

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science12 days ago•51 min saved

Blade-Jawed Triassic Crocodile Ruled the Land After the Great Dying

Paleontologists in Argentina uncovered Shakajlura riojanensis, a nearly 20-foot-long paracrocodylomorph with dagger-like teeth that dominated terrestrial ecosystems during the Early to Middle Triassic, about 237 million years ago, shortly after the Permian mass extinction, illustrating how crocodile-like ancestors briefly ruled the land before dinosaurs rose to prominence.

via Yahoo|

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