Hidden in the Archives: 215-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Reclassified as New Species
A 215-million-year-old crocodylomorph fossil discovered in southwestern England in 1969 has been reexamined and identified as a new species, Galahadosuchus jonesi, revealing a land-dwelling predator of the Late Triassic and underscoring the long-hidden value of museum collections.