Mammal-Like Crocodile Fossil Found in East Africa, Scientists Report
August 04, 2010
August 04, 2010
ATHENS, Ohio, Aug. 4 -- The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news release:
Fossils of an ancient crocodile with mammal-like teeth have been discovered in the Rukwa Rift Basin of Tanzania, scientists report in this week's issue of the journal Nature.
The unusual creature is changing the picture of animal life at 100 million years ago in what is now sub-Saharan Africa.
"If you only looked at the teeth, you w . . .
Fossils of an ancient crocodile with mammal-like teeth have been discovered in the Rukwa Rift Basin of Tanzania, scientists report in this week's issue of the journal Nature.
The unusual creature is changing the picture of animal life at 100 million years ago in what is now sub-Saharan Africa.
"If you only looked at the teeth, you w . . .