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[Original] The popular science knowledge of mad tooth crocodile is worth seeing!

2022-03-03 / 611 Read

The wild-toothed crocodile is a long-extinct phytosaurus reptile. There are many friends who want to know about them. For this, the editor specially collected some relevant information, let's take a look~

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1. Basic information

Chinese name: Madtooth crocodile

Latin name: Rutiodon. andersoni

Kingdom: Animalia

House: Chordate

Subphylum: Vertebrae Zodiac

Class: Reptiles

Subclass: Biporia

Order: Phytosaurus  

genus : Crazytooth genus

Species: Crazytooth crocodile

II. Appearance characteristics

The total length of Crazytooth crocodile can reach 3 Rice; it has a long mouth, and is covered with bony scales on its back, sides, and above its tail.

The nostrils of the crocodile are not located at the far end of the snout, but are closer to the eyes.

III. Living habits

The wild-toothed crocodile mainly lived in Europe in the late Triassic.

The wild tooth crocodile usually lives in the water, relying on its sharp and sharp teeth to fish. Sometimes, they also prey on some land animals near the water.  

Ps: When preying on terrestrial animals, the Crazytooth Crocodile will crouch in the water with only its nostrils out of the water, monitor passing animals from underwater, and wait for an opportunity to attack.

Four. Fossil Research

Through the study of the Crazytooth crocodile skull, especially the mouth fossils, it can be found that the Crazytooth crocodile's mouth, and The modern Ganges crocodiles and crocodiles that eat fish as their main food are quite similar. This has also led many archaeologists to believe that the wild-toothed crocodile is likely not to actively attack large prey like modern crocodiles, but more to feed on fish and some small animals at that time.

The above is all the relevant information about the crocodile. If you have any questions, please leave a message in the comment area~