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Discover the terrifying ancestor of modern crocodiles 155 million years old in the United States (photos)
Discover the terrifying ancestor of modern crocodiles 155 million years old in the United States (photos)
The ancestor of half a ton of crocodiles that lived about 155 million years ago was discovered in the state of Wyoming in the United States. 11.12.2021, Sputnik Brazil
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Named Amphicotyleus milesi, the new species of prehistoric animal is part of the extinct crocodile family Goniopholididae. Skeletons found in Albany County, Wyoming The “father” of today’s crocodiles would have been very scary as he was about 4.3 meters long and weighed almost half a ton. In addition, the animal had approximately two inches and 30 sharp teeth. According to Jungi Yoshida, author and archaeologist at the University of Hokkaido in Japan, reptiles are not only the “father” of modern crocodiles, but also have a unique respiratory system that dives into rivers and lakes. Meet the father of modern crocodiles. This terrifying 4.3 meter, 500 kg reptile lived in Wyoming 155 million years ago, fossil analysis reveals. Yoshida explains, “Today’s crocodiles are capable of suffocating underwater for about an hour. At present there are only 25 species of crocodiles, but this number would have been much higher during the dinosaur period. Fold weight.
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The ancestor of half a ton of crocodiles that lived about 155 million years ago was discovered in the state of Wyoming in the United States.
The “father” of today’s crocodiles would have been very scary It is about 4.3 meters long And weighs almost half a ton. In addition, the animal had approximately two inches and 30 sharp teeth.
Meet the father of modern crocodiles. This terrifying 4.3 meter, 500 kg reptile lived in Wyoming 155 million years ago, fossil analysis reveals.
“Like modern crocodiles today, they were able to breathe underwater with their prey in their mouths. Ampicodylus provides new insights into the aquatic adaptation of modern reptiles,” the scientist noted.
Currently there are only 25 species of crocodiles, but this number may have been higher during the time of the dinosaurs, and some of these reptiles have come around. Nine meters long And weighing about three tons, the current species weighs six times as much.
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