Scientists identified a new fast-moving crocodile relative from the Triassic period in Gloucester, UK, named Galahadosuchus jonesi, which had a slender, greyhound-like build adapted for land hunting around 215 million years ago. The specimen, distinguished from similar species by 13 anatomical differences found in ancient cave deposits, provides insight into ecosystems before the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction.
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Scientists identified a new fast-moving crocodile relative from the Triassic period in Gloucester, UK, named Galahadosuchus jonesi, which had a slender, greyhound-like build adapted for land hunting around 215 million years ago. The specimen, distinguished from similar species by 13 anatomical differences found in ancient cave deposits, provides insight into ecosystems before the Triassic-Jurassic mass extinction.