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New 210m-yr-old Crocodile Relative Unearthed

July 31, 2026 | by Aaditya Raj

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Fossil of 210-million-year-old Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa, a jackal-sized crocodile relative, discovered in New Mexico after being overlooked for nearly 80 years.

Curated in the public interest from original reporting.
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