Kaprosuchus
Cretaceous Period Carnivore Creature Type
Kaprosuchus
Scientific Name: "Boar crocodile"
Local Name: Kaprosuchus
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π₯©Carnivore
Discovery
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Discovery Year2009Year
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DiscovererSereno and Larsson
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Discovery LocationNiger
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Caprosuchus, nicknamed the 'boarcroc', was a terrestrial crocodile, not a dinosaur. It had large tusks that protruded upward like a boar's and long legs adapted for life on land. It probably hunted on land rather than in water.