A 6-metre-long crocodile relative lived in China during the Bronze Age

A large species of gharial, an animal closely related to crocodiles, roamed China 3000 years ago, but was probably driven extinct by humans Life 9 March 2022 By Michael Marshall Hanyusuchus sinensis fossils and a drawing of the gharial Illustration by Hikaru Amemiya An unknown crocodile-like animal probably lived in China until just a few … Read more

Massive ‘Killer’ Croc Discovered With The Remains of a Dinosaur in Its Stomach

About 95 million years ago in what is now Australia, a massive crocodile relative clamped down with its powerful jaws on the small body of a dinosaur and gulped nearly all of it down in one mighty swallow.   The crocodilian died soon after, and as it fossilized, so did the partly-digested and near-complete dinosaur … Read more