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Prehistoric crocodile found in Brazil’s coast

March 27, 2008

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Brazilian palenontologists discovered a fossil in the coastal Mina Poty area at northeastern Brazil of a new marine crocodile specie that is 62 million years old which means that this reptile that belonged to the Dynosauridae group survived the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago.

This specie was named Guarinisuchus munizi which means “Sea Warrior”. The specie got the name Guarinisuchus that means warrior because it survived the dinosaur extinction and Munizi as a tribute to the Brazilian paleontologist Barro Muniz.

Seems like dinosaurs didn’t all disappeared 65 million years ago after all…

Photo: REUTERS/Federal University/Handout

 

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