Posted : Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:02:41 GMT
Author : DPA
Category : Science (Technology)
Havana - Cuban scientists have found a fossil of a 10-metre- long
crocodile that lived more than 20 million years ago. These are the first
fossils found on the island of this reptile, which lived in the Miocene
period, Alejandro Romero Emperador, a member of Cuba's Speleological
Society, told the local news agency Prensa Latina on Tuesday.
The fossils were found in the spillway of Zaza dam, Cuba's largest
reservoir, in the central province of Sancti Spiritus.
Romero Emperador said the remains were found along with those of aquatic
mammals known as dugongs. They were exposed by the water's erosion of
the soil.
The expert noted that other fossils of gigantic animals have also been
found in the area, although the species to which they belong is yet to
be determined.
Giant crocodile fossil found in Cuba : Science Technology (9 September 2009)
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/284791,giant-crocodile-fossil-found-in-cuba.html
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