Unveiling the Terrifying "Tadpole From Hell" - Ancient Predator Discovered in Scottish Fossils.

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Unveiling the Terrifying "Tadpole From Hell" - Ancient Predator Discovered in Scottish Fossils.
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Researchers have digitally reconstructed the skull of Crassigyrinus scoticus, a 330-million-year-old species, revealing a shape similar to a modern crocodile rather than the previously assumed tall skull. The discovery sheds light on the behavior of this ancient predator, which lived in coal swamps and likely hunted like modern crocodiles. With huge teeth, big eyes, and a range of sensory adaptations, Crassigyrinus scoticus was well-suited to hunting prey in Carboniferous swamps over 300 million years ago.

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