Ancient eggshells shed new light on crocodiles that hunted prey from trees

Ancient eggshells shed new light on crocodiles that hunted prey from trees

Scientists say they have found the oldest known eggshells of Australian crocodiles, a discovery that could shed light on ancient reptiles that could have hunted prey by dropping them from trees. The eggshells belonged to mecosuchine crocodiles, a prehistoric creature that dominated Australian waters 55 million years ago – long before saltwater and freshwater crocodiles … Read more