Prehistoric link to modern day crocs discovered
Mikey 3 comments
Palaeontologists in Brazil have unearthed a fossil they claim is the missing link to modern day crocodiles.
The 1.7 metre long fossil is approximately 80 million years old.
Said Ismar de Souza Carvalho:
"This is scientifically important because the specimen literally is the link between more primitive crocodiles that lived in the era of the dinosaurs 80-85 million years ago and modern species,"
Jake
Monday 4th February 2008 | 10:12 AM1.7 metres? That is pretty small for a prehistoric carnivore, especially considering the median length for presentday crocks would have to be slightly longer than that... it must have been a young fella.
Gilly
Monday 4th February 2008 | 01:07 PMYes they do Alt?
I will just wait for proof that this is not a species of its own.
Piltdown man anyone??? Ha Ha Ha
Altoid
Sunday 3rd February 2008 | 07:29 AMAnd people still deny evolution...