Description
A RARE EXTINCT CROCODILE SKULL
Gavialosuchus americana
Miocene
Newberry, Florida
Gavialosuchus americana was a large, long-snouted, rare crocodilian, that closely resembled the living false gavial of Asia. This particular specimen was discovered in a Miocene limestone sinkhole in Newberry, Florida, dated between 6-9 million years old. Its preservation is extraordinary in that the bones...