Tag: #Fossil
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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…