Deinosuchus was one of the greatest crocodile species in world history. This giant, a bus size, had a banana -sized teeth.
About 82 million to 75 million years ago, he was swimming in the rivers of North America and the Golden Horn.
The skull with a wide surface and long surface was not similar to any structure seen in other crocodiles.
Dental marks in the Bones of the Cretaceous period show that Deinosuchus hunt dinosaurs or dinosaur carcasses.
Although Deinosuchus was known as the “terror crocodile”, he was previously classified as Alligator (Crocodile) relative.
However, the genetic data of a new fossil analysis and modern crocodiles and alligators revealed that Deinosuchus belongs to a different crocodile family.
Deinosuchus, unlike modern Alligators, had salt water -resistant salt cloths. This feature gave him the ability to survive in salty waters.
This salt tolerance made it possible for Deinosuchus to cross the Western Inner Sea Road, which divided North America in two, and live in the swamps on the shore.
This new study helped us better understand the evolutionary relationships of Crocodiles, and gave clues about how some species adapt to environmental changes.
Deinosuchus, Alligator relatives can not reach by walking into a gigantic predator.
Dr. Márton Rabi, the chief writer of the research, “The presence of Deinosichus was a danger to everyone in these swamps. Indeed, we’re talking about an animal with a length of up to 8 meters (26 feet).”
Researchers have restructured the evolutionary history of these old crocodiles with genetic analysis between modern crocodiles and alligators. This new analysis revealed that Deinosuchus was not actually a “great alligator” and evolved in a different branch.
Dr. “This feature was very important for the surviving crocodiles that have survived evolutionically with the effect of climate changes in the past, Ev said Evon Hekkala,“ This feature was not included in the research.
As a result, Deinosichus not only had a giant crocodile, but also had a great environmental resistance to climate changes. This new understanding of the evolutionary history of Crocodiles will help us better understand both the past and present genres.
