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According to a new study of Deinosuchus fossils published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, the creatures lived between 75 million and 82 million years ago.

Deinosuchus was a master of predation, equipped with a jaw built for destruction. Its skull alone was over six feet long, bristling with conical teeth designed to crush bone and pierce thick hides.

Stretching 33 feet long and with teeth the size of bananas, Deinosuchus terrified North America during the late Cretaceous ...

A Deinosuchus, an ancient crocodylian with banana-size teeth, lunges at an Albertosaurus dinosaur. (Image credit: National Geographic Image Collection / Alamy Stock Photo) ...

One of the largest crocodilians that ever lived preyed on dinosaurs. New research has found the fearsome Deinosuchus had a key trait that modern alligators lack.

Deinosuchus lived during the late Cretaceous period, from 82 million years to 73 million years ago. ... Its teeth rival those of a Tyrannosaurus rex (though it did not exist at the same time), says ...

Around 75 million years ago, North America’s largest and most formidable carnivore was not a dinosaur—but a croc. Deinosuchus, the “terrible crocodile” in Greek, could reach more than 35 ...

Deinosuchus, one of the biggest crocodilians that ever lived, had a body as long as a school bus and teeth the size of bananas. From 82 to 75 million years ago, this giant predator lived in rivers ...

In this extract from "Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans," Bill Schutt looks at the creatures with the strongest bite forces in the world.

Deinosuchus was one of the largest crocodilians that ever lived, with a body nearly as long as a bus and teeth the size of bananas. From about 82 million to 75 million years ago, ...