Tag Archive for 'Eusuchia'

Skull of Asiatosuchus oenotriensis, holotype, from the Middle Eocene site of Casaseca de Campeán, Spain. Image credit: Narváez et al., doi: 10.1002/ar.25422.

Paleontologists Discover New Species of Ancient Crocodile

Jul 15, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

A new species of early crocodyloid crocodilian being named Asiatosuchus oenotriensis has been discovered by a team of paleontologists from the Universidad...

Life reconstruction of Titanochampsa iorii. Image credit: Julia d’Oliveira.

Enormous Crocodile Lived alongside Titanosaurs and Abelisaurid Dinosaurs

Dec 26, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

In the Monte Alto region in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized remains of a new crocodyliform species that...

$An artist’s impression of Confractosuchus sauroktonos attacking an ornithopod dinosaur. Image credit: Julius Csotonyi / White et al., doi: 10.1016/j.gr.2022.01.016.$

Cretaceous Crocodiles Ate Ornithopod Dinosaurs, Fossil Evidence Shows

Feb 14, 2022 by Sergio Prostak

Paleontologists have unearthed the fossilized skeletal remains of Confractosuchus sauroktonos, a previously unknown genus and species of crocodyliform,...