A Bizarre 170-Million-Year-Old Predator Is Rewriting What We Know About Ancient Crocodiles

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Artist’s Restoration of Ctenosuchus TenuidensA Moroccan crocodile relative’s teeth resemble those of prehistoric filter feeders, suggesting that different reptile groups independently evolved similar tools for catching tiny aquatic prey. A crocodile relative that lived around 170 million years ago had a long, narrow snout lined with exceptionally thin, needle-like teeth. No known close relative has teeth quite like them. [...]
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