Re: what a croc

[Tony Canning <tonyc@foe.co.uk>]

Mike Taylor wrote:
.  Neither a
>         crocodile nor an alligator, it was an ancestor of both modern
>         groups, but it reached weights of many tons and it had some
>         features unique to the species.  

Is there any basis for this claim of ancestral status, or is this just
media over-simplification leading to a nonsensical statement? 
Presumably
it is logically impossible to demonstrate ancestor status, but is 
Deinosuchus truly a *possible* ancestor of modern crocodilians?  

thanks

Tony Canning