Crocodile
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Prehistoric Super-Crocodiles May Have Dined on Dinosaurs...group of animals lived alongside the dinos, and sometimes even dined on those better-known cousins. The animals in question were crocodiles, which thrived in the wetlands of the ancient Sahara 100 million years ago. Sereno found his first... In this article: Paul Sereno, Crocodile, Dog, University of Chicago, National Geographic, and Africa |
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Yahoo! News | 2 days ago
KRouge jail chief accused of crocodile tears (AFP)
KRouge jail chief accused of crocodile tears AFP/File - File photo of Kaing Guek Eav, better known as Duch, a former Khmer Rouge prison chief who is accused … by Patrick Falby Patrick Falby - 22 mins ago PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Lawyers for...
In this article: Khmer Rouge, Tuol Sleng prison, Agence France Presse, Pol Pot, Killing Fields, Cambodia, and Allegation
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | 2 days ago
KRouge jail chief accused of crocodile tears
Lawyers for Khmer Rouge victims Monday accused the regime's jailer of duping Cambodia's war crimes court with "crocodile tears" as he faces final arguments over "Killing Fields" atrocities. Former prison chief Kaing Guek Eav -- better...
In this article: Khmer Rouge, Tuol Sleng prison, Pol Pot, Killing Fields, Cambodia, Allegation, and Cadre
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L.A. Times - National News | 4 days ago
Ancient crocodiles filled different, often scary niches
...later to be filled by small mammals," Sereno said. "We're discovering a menagerie of fossil crocodiles in Africa, and they did a lot of things that crocodiles don't do today," he said. BoarCroc, RatCroc and PancakeCroc are three new...
In this article: Paul Sereno, Africa, Niger, South America, Dog, National Geographic Magazine, and Field Museum
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USATODAY.com | 6 days ago
Ancient crocodiles diverse; some ate dinosaurs
..."BoarCroc," a 20-foot-long, dinosaur gobbler. "Africa really was a world of dinosaurs and crocodiles then," says Sereno. The five prehistoric crocodiles also appear in the November National Geographic magazine and a National Geographic...
In this article: Paul Sereno, National Geographic Society, USA Today, Africa, American Alligator, Badger, Weasel, and National Geographic Magazine
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Times Online | 6 days ago
Meet Boar, Rat and Pancake: the ancient, giant crocodiles found in Sahara
Navigation - link to other main sections from here Meet Boar, Rat and Pancake: the ancient, giant crocodiles found in Sahara Hannah Devlin Rat Croc, Duck Croc and Pancake Croc. These are not the names of children's cartoon characters,...
In this article: Paul Sereno, Dog, University of Chicago, McGill University, Pinocchio, and Montreal
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AP Online | 6 days ago
3 new ancient crocodile species fossils found
WASHINGTON (AP) - A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs - like wild boar tusks - roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers reported Thursday. While this fearsome creature hunted meat, not far away...
In this article: Paul Sereno, Hans Dieter Sues, National Geographic Magazine, Niger, Wild Boar, Warthog, University of Chicago, and McGill University
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Reuters | 6 days ago
New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a...
In this article: National Geographic, Paul Sereno, University of Chicago, McGill University, NYSE, Nasdaq, Montreal, and Washington
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chicagotribune.com - News | 6 days ago
Ancient crocodile fossils unveiled
U. of C.'s Sereno unveils ancient crocodile fossils University of Chicago paleontologist Paul Sereno in his lab in Chicago shows off a flesh model and a fossil of a BoarCroc found in Niger. (Tribune photo by Nancy Stone / November 18,...
In this article: Paul Sereno, University of Chicago, National Geographic Society, Africa, National Geographic Magazine, and McGill University
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | 6 days ago
'BoarCroc' and 'DuckCroc' among five ancient species of crocodile discovered
Fossils of enormous ancient crocodiles with teeth like boar's tusks have been discovered in the Sahara. Published: 5:00PM GMT 19 Nov 2009 The animals, which roamed the earth at the same time as dinosaurs, often hunted their prey on land...
In this article: Paul Sereno, Dog, Nat Geo Wild, University of Chicago, McGill University, Niger, and Montreal
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Telegraph.co.uk - Top ten stories | November 17, 2009
Crocodile attacked and killed by angry hippos
A wildlife photographer has captured the moment a crocodile was killed after getting trapped in a maze of angry hippos. Published: 10:21AM GMT 16 Nov 2009 'Mutual respect between these animals means fights occur very rarely,' said Mr...
In this article: Carbon, Serengeti National Park, and Tanzania
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A crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae (sometimes classified instead as the subfamily Crocodylinae). The term can also be used more loosely to include all members of the order Crocodilia: i.e. the true crocodiles, the alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae) and the gharials (family Gavialidae), or even the Crocodylomorpha which includes prehistoric crocodile relatives and ancestors. Crocodiles are large aquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. Crocodiles tend to congregate in freshwater habitats like rivers, lakes, wetlands and sometimes in brackish water. They feed mostly on vertebrates like fish, reptiles, and mammals, sometimes on invertebrates like mollusks and crustaceans, depending on species. They are an ancient lineage, and are believed to have changed little since the time of the dinosaurs. They are believed to be 200 million years old whereas dinosaurs became extinct 65 million years ago; crocodiles survived great extinction events.
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