Life reconstruction of Wadisuchus kassabi from the Late Cretaceous of Egypt, showing an adult capturing a lungfish in a wetland, with a juvenile nearby. (Nathan Dehaut via SWNS)
3D digital model of the Wadisuchus composite skull generated using CT scanning and 3D surface reconstruction. (Belal Salem and Joseph Georanke via SWNS)
Lead author Sara Saber (Assiut University / MUVP), pictured with the holotype specimen of Wadisuchus kassabi (MUVP 180) at the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center, Mansoura, Egypt. (Hesham Sallam via SWNS)
Life reconstruction of Wadisuchus kassabi from the Late Cretaceous of Egypt, showing an adult capturing a lungfish in a wetland, with a juvenile nearby. (Nathan Dehaut via SWNS)
By Stephen Beech
A sharp-toothed fossil found in an Egyptian desert proves that sea-going crocodiles originated in Africa, according to scientists.
3D digital model of the Wadisuchus composite skull generated using CT scanning and 3D surface reconstruction. (Belal Salem and Joseph Georanke via SWNS)
Lead author Sara Saber (Assiut University / MUVP), pictured with the holotype specimen of Wadisuchus kassabi (MUVP 180) at the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center, Mansoura, Egypt. (Hesham Sallam via SWNS)
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