New Delhi: In general, you must have heard that dinosaurs are very huge, which are very capable of eating all the creatures. But have you ever thought that a crocodile can eat a dinosaur? No no? But this has happened, let us tell you that there has been a very shocking discovery, in which many such clues have been found, which shows that the crocodile has eaten the dinosaur. Let’s know about this astonishing discovery.
Let us tell you that recently the fossil of such an ancient crocodile has been found, in which half-digested and half-safe dinosaur is in its stomach. Yes, the dinosaur found in the stomach is a young ornithopod. For information, let us tell you that it was a vegetarian dinosaur running on two legs. Actually this crocodile has been found in the Great Australian Super Basin. This fossil belongs to the Cretaceous period. That is, about 6.95 crore years old.
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Although the found fossil of crocodile is not complete, yes the tail, hind legs and pelvis part of this crocodile fossil have been completely destroyed. But the skeletons of his skull and other parts of the body are preserved. which are easily visible. According to the researchers, when this crocodile died, it was 8 feet tall at that time.
Massive ‘Killer’ Croc Discovered With The Remains of a Dinosaur in Its Stomach https://t.co/WJWoXbwcee
— ScienceAlert (@ScienceAlert) February 16, 2022
Let us tell you that according to the statement issued by the Australian Age of Dinosaur Museum located in Winton, Queensland, the name of this ancient crocodile is Confractosuchus sauroktonos. As far as we all know that crocodile is one of the most dangerous animals, but it is very surprising that it swallows dinosaurs.
‘Killer’ Cretaceous croc devoured a dinosaur as its last meal https://t.co/5JdpHgwZD3
— Live Science (@LiveScience) February 15, 2022
Perhaps you will be surprised to know, but still tell you that the jaw of this crocodile was so big that it used to swallow dinosaurs like ornithopod directly. Now researchers are going to study more on the remains of the crocodile, so that many more new secrets can be opened and information can be found about it.