Scientists say that millions of years ago, there were monstrous crocodiles which terrorised even the mighty dinosaurs. According to a News18 report, they said the crocodiles had teeth as big as a banana and were as long as a London bus. Not to mention a big nose and nostrils.?
A study which was published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology said their jaw had immense crushing power and could prey on dinosaurs.?
Deinosuchuas, as it was called, is believed to have roamed in USA 75 to 82 million years which is the Late Cretaceous period.?
¡°Deinosuchus was a giant that must have terrorized dinosaurs that came to the water¡¯s edge to drink,¡± said lead researcher Dr. Adam Cossette of New York Institute of?
Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University.?
It was 33 feet in length and ate almost everything available. But why it has a big nose is yet to be determined.?
¡°These holes are unique to Deinosuchus and we do not know what they were for, further research down the line will hopefully help us unpick this mystery and we can learn further about this incredible creature,¡± said Cossette.?
How or why they became extinct remains a mystery.