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SCIENCEApr 23 · 04:51 UTCSCIENCE DAILY

This ancient crocodile relative grew up on four legs then walked on two

An ancient crocodile relative, Sonselasuchus cedrus, discovered to have transitioned from a four-legged to a two-legged stance as it matured, challenging previous assumptions about reptile locomotion in the fossil record. The poodle-sized creature lived during the dinosaur age and its unique adaptation is rarely documented in prehistoric species.

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