125-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Relative Reveals Its True Colors

Jun 18, 2026 - 18:15
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125-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Relative Reveals Its True Colors
The holotype specimen of Montsecosuchus depereti. Image credit: Castillo-Visa et al., doi: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlag076.

Exceptionally preserved skin of Montsecosuchus depereti, an extinct crocodylomorph no larger than a house cat that prowled the tropical wetlands of Early Cretaceous Spain, has allowed paleontologists to reconstruct details of its scales, sensory organs and even possible banded markings along its tail.

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