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Sarcosuchus (/ ˌ s ɑːr k oʊ ˈ s uː k ə s /; lit. ' flesh crocodile ') is an extinct genus of crocodyliform and distant relative of living crocodilians that lived during the Early Cretaceous, from the late Hauterivian to the early Albian, 130 to 112 million years ago of what is now Africa and South America.
Cassius was a male saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) who was previously recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest crocodile living in captivity in 2011. [1] The animal measured 5.48 metres (18 ft 0 in) in length, weighed approximately 1,300 kilograms (2,870 lb), [ 2 ] [ 1 ] and was kept at the Marineland Crocodile ...
[131] [132] Other contenders for the largest crocodilian ever include the late Cretaceous period Deinosuchus, at up to 10.6 m (35 ft) and 8.5 t (19,000 lb). [133] Relative of crocodilians, Sarcosuchus imperator of the early Cretaceous was found in the Sahara desert and could measure up to 9–9.5 m (30–31 ft) and weigh an estimated 3.5 t ...
Lolong (died 10 February 2013) was the largest crocodile ever held in captivity. He was a saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) measured at 6.17 m (20 ft 3 in), and weighed 1,075 kg (2,370 lb), making him one of the largest crocodiles ever measured from snout-to-tail.
Tracks of a crocodyliform are known since Cretaceous, at least. Tracks representing the ichnofamily Batrachopodidae are described from the Early Cretaceous (late Aptian ) Calonda Formation ( Angola ) by Mateus et al. (2017), who name a new ichnotaxon Angolaichnus adamanticus .
Scientists have found the U.K.’s largest dinosaur footprint site ever.. The tracks were discovered in a quarry in Oxfordshire — about 60 miles northwest of London — by quarry employee Gary ...
Other fossils have been found in England, France, Germany, Portugal, Switzerland and Tunisia. [2] [4] [5] Machimosaurus rex is the largest named teleosauroid and thalattosuchian, with an estimated length of up to 7.15 m (23.5 ft) (skull length 155 cm (61 in)). [6] Machimosaurus is the largest known crocodyliform of the Jurassic. [2] [3] [4] [6]
A ginormous and deadly funnel-web spider has been handed in to a reptile park in Australia, where staff said it was the largest of its kind they’d ever seen.. Fittingly named Hemsworth, the ...