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This bizarre crocodile relative from the Triassic looked like an ostrich dinosaur
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ecotopical.comThis bizarre crocodile relative from the Triassic looked like an ostrich dinosaur
Scientists have discovered Labrujasuchus expectatus, a bizarre crocodile relative that looked more like an ostrich-like dinosaur than anything resembling a modern crocodile. It walked on two legs, had tiny arms, and sported a toothless beak—an unexpected combination for a member of the crocodile lineage.
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212 million years ago, a crocodile ancestor walked on two legs, had a beak in place of the teeth and looked more like a dinosaur than an aquatic reptile. Baptised Labrujasuchus expectatus — the "witted crocodile" — this new species described in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology illustrates how [...]
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