Jurassic Godzilla Found

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The remains of a 13-foot-long, 140-million-year-old marine crocodile were recent excavated from a Patagonian basin. The animal, technically known as Dakossaurus andiniensis, was nicknamed Godzilla by the US-Argentian team that found it for its massive size and frightening predatory capabilities. Contemporary crocodiles had long, slim snouts and tiny teeth for feeding on small fish, but D. andieniensis probably used its massive foot-long jaws and four-inch serrated teeth to bring down large ocean vertebrates. Unlike modern crocs, it had fins instead of legs and spent all its time in the ocean. Researchers say the ferocious behavior indicated by the animal's morphology represents a surprising new branch of the marine crocodile family tree. More from sciencemag.org"