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Chomper of the Sea

  • AP
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  • Rio de Janeiro Federal University
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  • Rio de Janeiro Federal University
  • A fossil of a new prehistoric crocodile species, Guarinisuchus munizi, is seen during a press conference at National Museum of the Rio de Janeiro Federal University in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Brazilian scientists say they have found a new prehistoric crocodile species that inhabited the Earth's oceans some 62 million years ago.
  • A fossil of a new prehistoric crocodile species, Guarinisuchus munizi, is seen during a press conference at National Museum of the Rio de Janeiro Federal University in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Brazilian scientists say they have found a new prehistoric crocodile species that inhabited the Earth's oceans some 62 million years ago.
  • This undated image released by Rio de Janeiro Federal University, shows a new pointy-nosed prehistoric crocodile species that inhabited the Earth's oceans 62 million years ago. Brazilian scientists unveiled a model of the three-meter (9 foot) long Guarinisuchus munizi Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Scientists say the discovery sheds new light on the evolutionary history of the extinct group, which was a predecessor to modern crocodile species.
  • A model of a new prehistoric crocodile species, Guarinisuchus munizi, is seen during a press conference at National Museum of the Rio de Janeiro Federal University in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Brazilian scientists say they have found a new prehistoric crocodile species that inhabited the Earth's oceans some 62 million years ago.
  • A artist's illustration depicts Guarinisuchus munizi going after a tasty nautilus, a still-existing form of cephalopod related to octopuses and squid, 62 million years ago.
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