Montealtosuchus

An illustration of the head of an extinct terrestrial relative of modern crocodiles. It resembles a fairly short-snouted croc, with forward-facing eyes and protruding teeth towards the front of its jaws.

Montealtosuchus arrudacamposi, a crocodyliform from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil (~93-83 mya). About 1.8m in length (6′), it had slightly forward-facing eyes, giving it binocular vision, and long upright limbs – adaptations for active hunting on land.

Basically, it would have looked a little like a “crocodile dog”.

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