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Dakosaurus stumps the Crocodile Hunter

Scientists may have just unearthed the Tyrannosaurus rex of crocodiles. Nicknamed ?Godzilla,? the Dakosaurus andiniensis was approximately four meters long and stood in stark contrast to the crocodiles we see today. Researchers have called it ?the most bizarre marine crocodile known to date? ? a monstrous creature with flipper-like feet and a fishlike tail that dominated the seas 135 million years ago.

?It?s like a crocodile with a dinosaur head on it,? says James Clark, a professor of biology at George Washington University. The prehistoric crocodile probably occupied a niche similar to modern-day killer whales and ripped apart prey with its 52 serrated teeth. ?I?m sure it wasn?t nice,? said Diego Pol,...

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