A new late Pleistocene fossil crocodile from Sudan reveals hidden diversity of Crocodylus in Africa

Abstract While Crocodylus fossils are common in late Cenozoic deposits of Africa, there is a lack of knowledge about species diversity within the genus, especially after the Early Pleistocene. Here we report on a complete skull of a new fossil Crocodylus from the Late Pleistocene of the Middle Atbar...

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Main Authors: Khalafallah Salih, Johannes Müller, Ali Eisawi, Faysal Bibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-08980-6
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