Largest known crocodile could swallow a human
Friday, May 4, 2012 - 17:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A crocodile large enough to swallow humans once lived in East Africa, according to new research. It may have exceeded 27 feet in length. By comparison, the largest recorded Nile crocodile was less than 21 feet, and most are much smaller.
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