Ancient crocodile-like fossil sheds light on pre-Jurassic earth
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Ancient crocodile-like fossil sheds light on pre-Jurassic earth

ByNews Polite

What’s up, croc? Scientists have discovered an ancient species known to be the “sister” of modern-day crocodiles, according to a new study. The pre-historic predator, Turnersuchus hingleyae, was found incredibly preserved off the Jurassic Coast of Dorset, England. The fossil is the most complete of the “marine crocodiles” to be recovered…

Scientists unearth megaraptors in Chile’s Patagonia
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Scientists unearth megaraptors in Chile’s Patagonia

ByNews Polite

Scientists in Chile’s Patagonia region are unearthing the southernmost dinosaur fossils recorded outside Antarctica, including remains of megaraptors that would have dominated the area’s food chain before their mass extinction. Fossils of megaraptors, a carnivorous dinosaur that inhabited parts of South America during the Cretaceous period some 70 million years…