Tag: #Fossil

  • The rediscovery of a prehistoric crocodile species

    The rediscovery of a prehistoric crocodile species

    Two and a half centuries after their discovery, the fossil remains of a mysterious creature has been identified as a new species. The remains turned out to belong to Mystriosaurus Iaurillardi – a Jurassic relative of modern-day crocodiles.  The fossils were discovered in Altdorf, a town in southern Germany, in the 1770s, and were established…