デイノスクス　Deinosuchus　オーストラリア恐竜大陸

Deinosuchus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

和名：デイノスクス

世界共通発音：ダイノスーカス　dye-no-soo-kus

命名意味：Terrible Crocodile

分類所属：

Diapsida / Archosauromorpha / Crocodylomorpha / Eusuchia /

Family: Crocodylidae

First Discovered:1909 / Found: North America USA  /

Length:12m / Weight:3t

Food: Meat / Young: Eggs / Lived: Late Cretaceous 82－72mya

恐竜説明：

The Age of the Dinosaurs seems to have had more than its fair share of giant meat eaters. The theropods were terrifying and, with gigantic pterosaurs patrolling the skies and fearsome mosasaurs menacing the oceans, nowhere was safe. And if these weren't enough, add one of the world's largest crocodiles skulking on the river bank and life becomes a nightmare world.

Deinosuchus was a huge creature with a 2‑m‑long (6 ft 6 in) skull and about a hundred large teeth. The teeth were very sturdy and the front, or incisor, teeth were razor sharp. Towards the back of the jaws the teeth were made for crushing.

Deinosuchus was a four-legged monster with a long tail. Normally, it would lie in wait in shallow water or                 rest on the river bank, but in attack it was a powerful swimmer. It could even lift its body and outrun unsus              pecting prey over short distances.

The discovery of Sarcosuchus imperator (meaning 'Flesh Crocodile Emperor') in Niger, West Africa, in 1996, challenged the position of Deinosuchus as the world's largest ever crocodile. Whichever was the winner, both probably ate dinosaurs.

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