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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. The name translates as "terrible crocodile" and is derived from the Greek deinos (δεινός), "terrible", and soukhos ...
Kaprosuchus is an extinct genus of mahajangasuchid crocodyliform. It is known from a single nearly complete skull collected from the Upper Cretaceous Echkar Formation of Niger . The name means "boar crocodile" from the Greek κάπρος , kapros ("boar") and σοῦχος , soukhos ("crocodile") in reference to its unusually large caniniform ...
However, subtle differences in the postcranial remains, especially the limb bones, suggest that Kambara may have been better adapted at walking on land than the two crocodile species still inhabiting Australia today, the saltwater and freshwater crocodile. While this could suggest that it was faster on land than living crocodilians, it does not ...
Though they are typically slow on land, crocodilians can produce brief bursts of speed; some can run at 12 to 14 km/h (7.5 to 8.7 mph) for short distances. [53] In some small species, such as the freshwater crocodile , running can progress to galloping, which involves the hind limbs launching the body forward and the fore limbs subsequently ...
Terminonaris was a predator that could reach a length of about 6 m (19.7 ft). [1] The skull of the largest individual is 98.3 cm (38.7 in) long. [1] The elongated snout and the long, relatively thin teeth suggest that Terminonaris was a hunter of fish, small mammals and possibly small dinosaurs.
Crocodiles with teeth the size of bananas were apparently a nightmare that actually existed during the Late Cretaceous period. A pair of researchers with the University of Iowa decided to re ...
The discovery of a prehistoric crocodile fossil in Peru from around 7 million years ago has given paleontologists more clues as to how modern crocodiles, all freshwater creatures in the Andean ...
Other crocodiles can also grow to large sizes, such the Mugger crocodile, which typically reaches an average maximum length of 4–5 m (13–16 ft), and has a maximum reported length of 5.63 m (18.5 ft). The extinct Crocodylus thorbjarnarsoni was the largest species in its genus, growing up to 7.56 m (24.8 ft) in length. [121]