Re: NEW CROCODILE FOUND

[jdharris@lust.isem.smu.edu (Jerry D. Harris)]

At 7:17 AM 8/24/95, JohnE37179@aol.com wrote:
>Steve: was there any additional informtation about the site? Paticularly any
>indication of the paleoclimatologic conditions?

        From what I've heard (and I haven't yet seen the article), this new
_Chimerasuchus_ is another of those really weird "mammal-toothed" crocs
like the _Malawisuchus_ reported from (surprise!) Malawi by E. Gomani and
L. Jacobs a couple years back.



Jerry D. Harris
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