In Depth Dyrosaurus was a long snouted crocodile that had jaws filled with numerous, thin recurved teeth. These kinds of teeth are indicative of a piscivorous (fish eating) lifestyle. At up to six meters long, Dyrosaurus were large when compared to modern crocodiles, though positively tiny when compared to some North African Mesozoic crocodiles like … Read more
In Depth Anthracosuchus is a genus of dryosaurid crocodile that lived in Colombia approximately sixty million years ago. Unusually for a dryosaurid crocodile, Anthracosuchus had a particularly broad and short blunt snout, very difference to the more slender snouts that are more commonly seen in related genera. A shorter and broader snout indicates that Anthracosuchus … Read more
In Depth Although Acherontisuchus was named upon the basis of four specimens, there is the possibility that these remains may be all from the same individual. Acherontisuchus were dyrosaurid crocodiles that inhabited the rivers and water systems of Colombia. Acherontisuchus grew quite a bit bigger than other dyrosaurid crocodiles, and although long-snouted, also differed by … Read more
In Depth Cerrejonisuchus is a genus of drysosaurid crocodile that is only represented by partial remains. These remains reveal however that Cerrejonisuchus had one of the shortest snouts of all of the known dryosaurids as well as the shortest body. Hailing from the Cerrej�n Formation, Cerrejonisuchus was probably a predator of fish and possible small … Read more