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Deinosuchus (/ ˌ d aɪ n ə ˈ sj uː k ə s /) is an extinct genus of alligatoroid crocodilian, related to modern alligators and caimans, that lived 82 to 73 million years ago (Ma), during the late Cretaceous period.
A mega-tsunami had a run of at least 16 metres (52 ft) and traveled between 1.5 and 3.5 km (0.9 and 2.2 mi) inland from the ancient Eastern Mediterranean coast. [19] ≈7000–6000 BC: Lisbon, Portugal: Unknown: A series of giant rocks and cobblestones have been found 14 metres (46 ft) above mean sea level near Guincho Beach. [20] ≈6225–6170 BC
The 479 BC Potidaea tsunami is the oldest record of a paleotsunami in human history. [1] The tsunami is believed to have been triggered by a M s 7.0 earthquake in the north Aegean Sea . The associated tsunami may have saved the colony of Potidaea from an invasion by Persians from the Achaemenid Empire .
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A Brazilian scientist has identified fossils of a small crocodile-like reptile that lived during the Triassic Period several million years before the first dinosaurs. The fossils of the predator ...
[1] [2] Thucydides inquired into its causes, and concluded that the tsunami must have been caused by an earthquake. [3] He was thus historically the first known to correctly interpret the cause of a tsunami as a preceding geological event. [4] Herodotus, in contrast, had attributed the Potidaea tsunami to the divine wrath of Poseidon. [5]
Today?s crocodiles may seem fearsome, but an even bigger and predatory version of the animal is believed to have lived on Earth about 130 million years ago. Monster 30-foot ancient crocodile ...
A tsunami hitting a coastline. This article lists notable tsunamis, which are sorted by the date and location that they occurred.. Because of seismic and volcanic activity associated with tectonic plate boundaries along the Pacific Ring of Fire, tsunamis occur most frequently in the Pacific Ocean, [1] but are a worldwide natural phenomenon.