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Researchers Unearth Fossil of Crocodile-Sized Creature, Say its Hammer-Shaped Skull Helped it to Feed on Underwater Plants
Scientists say they've recognized Atopodentatus, or a crocodile-sized sea creature ... they closely examined how the upper and lower jaw locked together to comprehend its feeding behavior.
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‘This photograph was the hardest I’ve ever had to make’
Roger grabbed a snout rope, which he tried to loop over the crocodile’s upper jaw to subdue it ... with chemicals to remove its flesh. The skull later sold for around $2,500.
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Reptiles: skulls and jaw muscle attachment
In the Chondrichthyes, the skull consists of chondrocranium and upper jaw. In the Osteichthyes through mammals ... Diapsid condition is very clear in alligators and crocodiles, and characterizes ...