okezone.com: Giant Ancient Crocodile Found in Colombia
3 Oktober 2011
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CALIFORNIA - A new species of ancient crocodile, measuring approximately 20 feet long, was discovered by researchers from the University of Florida in a coal mine in Colombia.
As quoted by Fox News on Monday (3/10/2011), the research is led by Jonathan Bloch, a paleontologist from the Florida Museum of Natural History and Carlos Jaramillo, an expert from the Smithsonian Tropical Institute paleobotanist.
Alex Hastings, Ph.D. student from the University of Florida will collect fossils of these animals as a comparison to the new giants of ancient crocodile found it.
Crocodile Acherontisuchus Guajiraensis the manifold, the most recent prehistoric reptile found in Cerrejon coal mine, Colombia.
Acherontisuchus Guajiraensis a 'distant cousin' of today's modern crocodile, and not a direct ancestor of the crocodile. This species is estimated to live approximately 60 million years ago.
Previously the species was believed extinct due to mass extinction along with the dinosaurs.
"One big question: how do they survive? Excess of what they have?" Hastings said.
"In addition, the invention also is a proof that this giant crocodile lives in fresh water areas. It was previously thought that only Acherontisuchus Guajiraensis baby crocodiles that live in fresh water, because the adults are more likely to prefer living in areas near the sea," he added.
As quoted by Fox News on Monday (3/10/2011), the research is led by Jonathan Bloch, a paleontologist from the Florida Museum of Natural History and Carlos Jaramillo, an expert from the Smithsonian Tropical Institute paleobotanist.
Alex Hastings, Ph.D. student from the University of Florida will collect fossils of these animals as a comparison to the new giants of ancient crocodile found it.
Crocodile Acherontisuchus Guajiraensis the manifold, the most recent prehistoric reptile found in Cerrejon coal mine, Colombia.
Acherontisuchus Guajiraensis a 'distant cousin' of today's modern crocodile, and not a direct ancestor of the crocodile. This species is estimated to live approximately 60 million years ago.
Previously the species was believed extinct due to mass extinction along with the dinosaurs.
"One big question: how do they survive? Excess of what they have?" Hastings said.
"In addition, the invention also is a proof that this giant crocodile lives in fresh water areas. It was previously thought that only Acherontisuchus Guajiraensis baby crocodiles that live in fresh water, because the adults are more likely to prefer living in areas near the sea," he added.
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