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crocodile relative
Coverage of crocodile relative in the Nexus archive.
- This bizarre crocodile relative from the Triassic looked like an ostrich dinosaur
Scientists discovered Labrujasuchus expectatus, a Triassic-era crocodile relative that resembled an ostrich-like dinosaur. It walked on two legs, had tiny arms, and a toothless beak, defying typical crocodile lineage traits.
- 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.