Science Daily·3 min read·medium
A forgotten fossil just revealed a new Triassic predator from 210 million years ago
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Paleontologists have identified a new species of proto-croc, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa, from 210-million-year-old fossils found in New Mexico. The discovery provides insight into the diversification of early reptile lineages during the Triassic period.
About 210 million years ago, two early relatives of modern crocodiles stood near each other among the low ferns of a humid riverbank in what is now northern New Mexico. Each animal was roughly the size of a jackal, but their bodies suggest they were adapted to hunt in different ways.
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