A crocodile that coexisted with dinosaurs is discovered by scientists

It's skull was long-thought to belong to a dinosaur.

and its inferred strong bite are compatible with an amphibian lifestyle, including ambushing behavior, as seen in most“There are obvious signals of abrasion on the roof surface, but the ornamentation can still be observed, mainly on the squamosal, at the lateral corner of the skull,” they also mentioned in the study.

“Titanochampsa iorii contributes to a better understanding of the evolutionary aspects of crocodiles and why Neosuchia was successful, while the vast majority of crocodyliforms became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period,” paleontologist and study co-author Thiago Fachini.Most crocodyliforms of the Bauru Group were found in rocks of the Adamantina Formation, whereas the younger Marília Formation is almost devoid of such fossils.

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