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old fossil of marine crocodile found in Egypt
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old fossil of marine crocodile found in Egypt

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The new fossil is key to understanding the evolution of the Dyrosauridae — an ancient crocodile group that stood apart from modern species.

Fossilized remains of a long-snouted crocodile-like reptile have been uncovered in Egypt’s Western Desert. Paleontologists from Mansoura University have named the new species of ancient crocodile as Wadisuchus kassabi, which lived about 80 million ye... [3127 chars]

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