Ancient Croc-Relatives: The Dinosaur-Hunting Hypercentophores
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A 70-million-year-old hypercarnivorous crocodile-like predator named Kostensuchus atrox was discovered in Argentina, indicating it hunted dinosaurs and played a significant role in Cretaceous ecosystems alongside other large predators like the megaraptor Maip macrothorax.
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- Ancient croc "hypercarnivore" ate dinosaurs for breakfast New Atlas
- Ancient crocodile relative could have ripped dinosaurs apart New Scientist
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