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Scientists Find 185-Million-Year-Old Prehistoric Predator Fossil in the UK, and It Seems to Be the Crocodile's Cousin

Summary by The Daily Galaxy
A remarkable fossil find in Dorset, UK, has uncovered a new species of ancient marine predator related to modern crocodiles. Dating back approximately 185 million years to the Early Jurassic, this discovery helps close a gap in the fossil record and suggests that these ancient predators may have originated much earlier than previously thought. Turnersuchus hingleyae, a member of a group known as thalattosuchians, was uncovered from a fossil-rich…
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The Daily Galaxy broke the news in on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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