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Re: Evidence of Huge Ancient Crocodile Found



http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8298

Oh... thanks. So the name isn't new, I see...

It is properly a crocodyliform, not a crocodile.

(This wording, and some others in the article, sounds as if crocodiles were not crocodyliforms. They are. Crocodyliformes is the same as old-style Crocodylia -- all crocodylomorphs except the "sphenosuchians".)


(Besides, I'm under the impression that not everyone uses the new croc nomenclature where Crocodylia is restricted to the crown-group... many people do, however, including Chris Brochu.)