Once upon a time, there lived a group of ancient “terror crocodiles” that were around 10 meters (33 feet) long and had teeth “the size of bananas”. While perhaps not the most threatening of fruits, teeth of this enormous size allowed these ancient crocodiles to take down even the largest of dinosaurs as the biggest predator in its ecosystem, and perhaps even the largest crocodilian genera ever to have existed. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.
In 2020, scientists described two new species of genera in question: Deinosuchus hatcheri and Deinosuchus riograndensis . These prehistoric monsters lived in the west of America, ranging from Montana to northern Mexico, and at 10 meters in length likely outweighed the largest p