Sarcosuchus

Sarcosuchus (/ˌsɑːrkoʊˈsuːkəs/; meaning "flesh crocodile") is an extinct genus of crocodyliform and distant relative of living crocodyliansthat lived 112 million years ago. It dates from the early Cretaceous Period of what is now Africa and South America and is one of the largest crocodile-like reptiles that ever lived. It was almost twice as long as the modern saltwater crocodile and weighed up to 8 tonnes (7.9 long tons; 8.8 short tons).
The first remains were discovered during several expeditions led by the French paleontologist Albert-Félix de Lapparent, spanning from 1946 to 1959, in the Sahara. These remains were fragments of the skull, vertebrae, teeth and scutes. In 1964, an almost complete skull was found in Niger by the French CEA, but it was not until 1997 and 2000 that most of its anatomy became known to science, when an expedition led by the American paleontologist Paul Sereno discovered six new specimens, including one with about half the skeletonintact and most of the spine.
Category:Animals
Category:Creatures
Category:Neosuchians
Category:Early cretaceous crocodylomorphs of africa
Category:Fossils of algeria
Category:Fossils of mali
Category:Fossils of brazil
Category:Cretaceous brazil
Category:Early cretaceous reptiles of africa
Category:Early cretaceous crocodylomorphs of south america
Category:Fossils of niger
Category:Reptiles
Category:Early Cretaceous reptiles of South America