Scientists discovered a crocodile they never knew existed

CT scans helped determine that the fossil unearthed in Egypt came from a distinctly different ancient species.
Smithsonian Magazine

A Century Ago, an Extinct Crocodilian’s Skull Was Found in the Rocks That Built the Sphinx. Turns Out, It Belonged to a New Species

The specimen was long mislabeled, according to a new study. Paleontologists identified it as a previously undescribed genus and species of gavial—a cousin of crocodiles and alligators—which they named ...
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Scientists Identify a New Crocodile Genus From the Rocks That Gave Us the Sphinx

A newly discovered 45 million-year-old fossilized crocodile skull has been classified by paleontologists as a whole new kind of crocodile genus that has been appropriately named after the Egyptian God ...
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Egypt archaeology: Great Sphinx rocks reveal new species of ancient crocodile

Egyptian species, identified from fossil missing tip of its snout, shares more than just a home with Giza Sphinx ...