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‘Terror crocodile’ the size of a bus fed on dinosaurs, study says – The Virginian-Pilot – Virginian-Pilot
The monster animal, more closely related to American alligators than modern crocodiles, had teeth the size of bananas and a strange enlarged snout.
The study said that despite the name of the genus, which means terror crocodile, the creatures were more closely related to alligators. But because of an enormous skull, they did not look like either crocodiles or alligators.
The snout was long and broad but inflated at the front around the nose in a way not seen in any other crocodylian, living or extinct, according to the researchers, using an alternate spelling of crocodilian.
The reason for its enlarged nose is unknown, the researchers sai…
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