Museum Fossil Reveals Triassic Crocodile Cousin with Powerful Jaws

Apr 20, 2026 - 16:45
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Museum Fossil Reveals Triassic Crocodile Cousin with Powerful Jaws
Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa (left) is disturbed by Hesperosuchus agilis (right) near a Coelophysis carcass at what will become modern-day Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, the United States. Image credit: Julio Lacerda.

CT scans of a decades-old specimen from the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History show a new species of short-snouted crocodylomorph with unusually strong jaws, offering a rare snapshot of ecological specialization in the Late Triassic epoch.

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