Deinosuchus
Cretaceous Period Carnivore Creature Type
Deinosuchus
Scientific Name: "Scary Alligator"
Local Name: Deinosuchus
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π₯©Carnivore
Discovery
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Discovery Year1909Year
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DiscovererHolland
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Discovery LocationNorth Carolina, USA
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Deinosuchus was a giant crocodile that lived in North America during the Cretaceous Period. It is a close relative of the modern alligator, and its teeth have been found to have hunted dinosaurs such as hadrosaurs. It would have ambushed and attacked from the water's edge.