I love Prestosuchus so much.
I love Prestosuchus so much. Back in the Triassic, when dinosaurs were in their awkward teenage years, crocodiles ran around with their legs beneath their bodies and giant t-rex heads.
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Although Prestosuchus chiniquensis was a large animal with big claws and a huge head with sharp-toothed jaws, it was not a dinosaur. Instead, it is closely related to crocodylomorphs. This specimen is a reconstructed composite of several Prestosuchus specimens collected in Brazil and dating from the Late Triassic, about 210 million years ago.
Find this skeleton cast in the Museum’s Hall of Vertebrate Origins: http://bit.ly/1EUaeoq
I love his name. Hey PRESTO, it's a terror croc
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