Not a crocodile! #Sarcosuchus “flesh #crocodile” ruled the freshwaterways 115 mya. This 30’ long, 4 ton tyrant was a #pholidosaur, a kind of #crocodylomorph distantly related to today’s crocodiles. The long snout with big ball (=bulla) on the tip is reminiscent of #gharial (=#gavial), however those living animals are true #crocodiles. Sarcosuchus is closely related to #Terminonaris, which lived 95 mya in western North America along the Western Interior Seaway. Sarcosuchus menaced #Mawsonia (a gi

Underwater view of a crocodile