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A 12 Million-Year-Old Gavial Crocodile Fossil Discovered in Peru

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The desert of Ocucaje, located in the south of Peru, is a real treasure for paleontologists. This region, rich in fossils, has delivered an exceptional new discovery: the fossilized remains of a marine gavial crocodile 12 million years old. It is the youngest known specimen of this species to have been discovered so far. [...]
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The desert of Ocucaje, located in the south of Peru, is a real treasure for paleontologists. This region, rich in fossils, has delivered an exceptional new discovery: the fossilized remains of a marine gavial crocodile 12 million years old. It is the youngest known specimen of this species to have been discovered so far. [...]

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SciencePost broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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