Re: [Re: Purussaurus]

[archosaur@usa.net]

I too have heard of this large crocodylian. 
They have either a skull or cast of one at the
geology museum at SDSM&T. One of the more amazing 
things about this animal that I liked is that it 
has a (natural) depression in it's snout that gives 
an indication that this large crocodylian was a land 
hunter and not water based like the Deinosuchids.

Archosaur J
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> On Thu, 20 Aug 1998, John M. Dollan wrote:

> 

> > Hi all...

> > 

> > I was going through some articles that I've collected over the years,

> > and I found one that I'd clipped from Omni magazine some years back.  It

> > was in regards to a truly massive South American crocodilian named

> > Purussaurus.  The article is short, and gives some preliminary

> > measurements (40' long, 8' tall, 10-12 tons), and was touted as among

> > the Earth's largest carnivores.  It lived and died as recently as 8

> > million years ago.

> > 

> > Something like this intrigued me, and I was wondering if anyone might

> > know anything else about the animal.  At the date of the article, only

> > the massive skull had been found.  Thanks for any info...

> > 

> > regards....

> > -- 

> > John M. Dollan

> > Montana State University-Northern

> > Graduate Assistant

> > http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1861/

> > ICQ# 308260

> > 

> > "To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the

> > universe...."  Carl Sagan

 



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