Investigators from the University of Iowa announce the discovery of a massive crocodile species that lived in what is now Kenya, East Africa, between 2 and 4 million years ago. The reptile may have grown to around 8.2 meters (27 feet) in length, exceeding the size of the largest known Nile crocodile.
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7 May 2012
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A team of international paleontologists announces the discovery of a new species of crocodile, that lived more than 105 million years ago. The finding sheds new light on the past diversity of crocodile species, which apparently occupied some very important niches in the past. The fossilized remains of the creature we... |
5 August 2010
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One of the things that are very true about crocodiles – but which seem counterintuitive at first glance – is the fact that they are relatively poor swimmers, especially over large distances. Therefore, it has always been a mystery to biologists and other researchers how the animals manage to cross large s... |
4 June 2010
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Researchers have recently determined that an ancient, crocodile-like reptile had an appetite for eating sea turtles, as well as dinosaurs. According to evidence found on bones and shells, it would seem that the predator, which was about the length of two modern cars, did not resent eating most things it could find, e... |
19 March 2010
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Scientists have recently discovered that a fearsome crocodile might have been one of the predators feasting on ancient humans. In those times, when our ancestors were trying to make a life for themselves in Africa, the animals they chased often had a mind of not being eaten. Rather, they preferred eating the humans i... |
24 February 2010
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According to what evidence we have collected from the fossil record, dinosaurs ruled the land over what is now the Sahara desert more than 100 million years ago. But recent investigations have also revealed some of their companions, including an entire ensemble of crocodiles that seems to have accompanied the giant l... |
20 November 2009
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On Tuesday, Florida authorities announced that they were at that point attempting to use magnets as a means of keeping crocodiles away from major cities. The technique was reportedly successfully used in the past to relocate about two dozen reptiles to a new home. It acts by disrupting the “homing” abilit... |
25 February 2009
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On February 8th, small Jeremy Doble disappeared while playing with his brother and their dog on the banks of a flooded mangrove swamp, in Australia. Since then, parents have been looking for him like crazy, turning the swamp upside down and scouting every corner. In the end, authorities started examining the bellies ... |
18 February 2009
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