Prehistoric Crocodiles

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Kaprosuchus "BoarCroc"
The name means "boar crocodile" from the Greek κάπρος, kapros ("boar") and σοῦχος, souchos ("crocodile") in reference to its unusually large caniniform teeth which resemble those of a boar. It has been nicknamed "BoarCroc" by Paul Sereno and Hans Larsson, who first described the genus in a monograph published in ZooKeys in 2009.
Kaprosuchus is known from a nearly complete skull 50,7 cm in length in which the lower jaw measured 60,3 cm long, the entire animal estimated body length is approximately 3.3 metres (10.8 ft). It possesses three sets of tusk-like caniniform teeth that project above and below the skull, one of which in the lower jaw fits into notches in upper jaw. This type of dentition is not seen in any other known crocodyliform. Another unique characteristic of Kaprosuchus is the presence of large, rugose horns formed from the squamosal and parietal bones that project posteriorly from the skull. The restoration is based on today crocs because they only found the skull of BoarCroc.

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