Paleontologists Discover Monster Crocodile Bigger Than T. Rex

Move over, T. rex — there was a bigger beast ruling the ancient swamps! 🐊 Around 75 million years ago, the top predator in North America wasn’t a dinosaur at all, but a colossal crocodile called Deinosuchus. This prehistoric monster could grow over 30 feet long and had a bite powerful enough to crush bone and devour dinosaurs whole. Scientists have recently uncovered new fossils revealing just how terrifying this creature really was. From its massive skull to its ambush-hunting tactics, Deinosuchus was nature’s ultimate killing machine. Get ready to meet the crocodile that even T. rex would’ve feared! 🌍

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Macuahuitl: By Arjuno3, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113230199
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Stegouros phylogeny: By Sergio Soto-Acuña, Alexander Vargas, Jonatan Kaluza, Marcelo Leppe, Joao Botelho, José Palma-Liberona, Carolina Gutstein, Roy Fernández, Hector Ortiz, Verónica Milla, Bárbara Aravena, Leslie Manríquez, Jhonatan Alarcón-Muñoz, Juan Pino, Christine Trevisan, Héctor Mansilla, Luis Hinojosa, Vicente Muñoz-Walther, David Rubilar-Rogers - https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-821192/v1, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113014885
Postcranial axial skeleton: By Sergio Soto-Acuña, Alexander Vargas, Jonatan Kaluza, Marcelo Leppe, Joao Botelho, José Palma-Liberona, Carolina Gutstein, Roy Fernández, Hector Ortiz, Verónica Milla, Bárbara Aravena, Leslie Manríquez, Jhonatan Alarcón-Muñoz, Juan Pino, Christine Trevisan, Héctor Mansilla, Luis Hinojosa, Vicente Muñoz-Walther, David Rubilar-Rogers - https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-821192/v1, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113014889
Duonychus Restoration: By PaleoNeolitic, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=162541267
Duonychus tsogtbaatari: By ノボホショコロトソ, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=162890517
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