90-mln yr old Armadillo-like crocodile fossil found in Brazil.Byline: ANI Washington, July 9 (ANI): Scientists have found the ancient fossil of a crocodile coated in armadillo-like body armor Noun 1. body armor - armor that protects the wearer's whole body body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour armet - a medieval helmet with a visor and a neck guard in Brazil, dating back to 90 million years. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report in National Geographic News, dubbed Armadillosuchus arrudai, the newly described species of crocodile roamed the arid interior of Brazil about 90 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous Late Cretaceous (100mya - 65mya) refers to the second half of the Cretaceous Period, named after the famous white chalk cliffs of southern England, which date from this time. Rocks deposited during the Late Cretaceous Period are referred to as the Upper Cretaceous Series. period. It was 6.6 feet (2 meters) long, weighed about 265 pounds (120 kilograms), and had a relatively wide head with a narrow, toothy snout snout the upper lip and the apex of the nose, especially of the pig. Called also rostrum. Has a specialized skin to survive the rigors of rooting, is supported by a separate bone (the os rostri), and also has a few sensory hairs. . Body armor has never been "found in any other fossil or living crocodile species," said Ismar de Souza Carvalho, a paleontologist at the Federal University in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, city, Brazil Rio de Janeiro (rē`ō də zhänā`rō, Port. rē`  thĭ zhənĕē`r .
"The strangeness did not stop there. This crocodyliform could chew like mammals do, like we do," said Thiago Marinho, a paleontologist with the Federal University. Most modern crocs Crocs Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) is an American company founded by Lyndon "Duke" Hanson, Scott Seamans, and George Boedecker[1] in July 2002. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the firm was created to market a lightweight plastic shoe first developed and manufactured by Foam simply use their powerful jaws to clamp down on their prey. "But, the fossil crocodile could move its lower jaw forward and backward, using its teeth to tear into dried meat, roots, pine branches, and mollusks," Marinho said. Paleontologists found the creature in 2005 in the Bauru region of Sao Paolo state, an area thought to have been hot and dry about 90 million years ago, noted de Souza Carvalho. "Rainfall was seasonal, with flash-flood rivers. This is also uncommon to the living crocodiles and alligators that generally live in permanent waters," he said. Armadillosuchus' arms and hands were likely capable of digging into the soil like those of armadillos. "This could be a strategy to avoid dehydration in the arid environment-excavating holes in the soil-or to avoid other large crocodyliforms of that time," de Souza Carvalho said. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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