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Massive Prehistoric Crocodile Emerges From Australia

A prehistoric crocodile measuring more than five meters long — dubbed the “swamp king” — ruled Southeastern Queensland waterways only a few million years ago. University of Queensland researchers identified the new species of prehistoric croc — which they named Paludirex vincenti — from fossils first unearthed in the 1980s. Paludirex vincenti was like an Indo-Pacific crocodile ...

Troy Oakes

The Paludirex vincenti crocdile.