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Miocene South America was packed with giant prey—and the predators hunting them were just as spectacular. Fossil bite marks suggest crocodylians, especially the enormous Purussaurus neivensis, were ...
Paleontologists have determined that Purussaurus brasiliensis, a massive caiman that lived in South America during the Late Miocene, evolved the strongest bite of any four-limbed animal. At 15,500 ...
A full-size reconstruction of the extinct giant caiman genus Purussaurus, displayed alongside visitors. Source. Photo: JosiasZ/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. Four shallow pits in a broken bird leg ...
Total length estimated for the specimen of M. niger is 4.84 meters and is used here as an analogy to a medium sized Purussaurus (skull or mandible not available) [49]. Scale bar is 50 mm. (b) Detail ...
At the heart of this ancient drama was Purussaurus neivensis, a massive cousin of today's caimans. This reptile outclassed most of its competition in size and power, and its bite left an unmistakable ...
THE biggest crocodile that ever lived had a bite more powerful than Tyrannosaurus rex, scientists have found. Examination of a prehistoric sloth fossil found 46 Purussaurus tooth marks on its shinbone ...
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