Discovery: Fearsome 22-foot-long ancient crocodile – “the T-Rex of the Sea”

October 2, 2012 / MariaNews.com

Headlines from Apollos: - Fearsome 22-foot-long ancient crocodile – “the T-Rex of the Sea”

DailyMail.co.uk - The 22-foot-long ‘Tyrannosaurus Rex of the Sea’ has been unveiled by scientists, who discovered and researched the remains of two giant prehistoric crocodiles.

The two crocodiles - Plesiosuchus and the 17-foot-long Dakosaurus - were top of the marine food chain as they explored the shallow waters which covered south England 150 million years ago.

Dr Mark Young, of the University of Edinburgh, led an international team of scientists in exploring the remains, found buried in previously ocean-covered areas of Dorset and Cambridgeshire as well as in Germany.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2211145/Discovered-Fearsome-22-foot-long-crocodile–T-Rex-Sea–roamed-Englands-coast-150-million-years-ago.html#ixzz28AAjErqD

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