ninety-five million years ago dinosaurs still had to be weary anywhere near the
still had to be weary anywhere near the
still had to be weary anywhere near the water’s edge
water’s edge
water’s edge crocodiles with a taste for dinosaur
crocodiles with a taste for dinosaur
crocodiles with a taste for dinosaur still lurked in the rivers this time the
still lurked in the rivers this time the
still lurked in the rivers this time the only things that might give its presence
only things that might give its presence
only things that might give its presence away or a pair of eyes and a matching
away or a pair of eyes and a matching
away or a pair of eyes and a matching pair of horns on the bank a little buck
pair of horns on the bank a little buck
pair of horns on the bank a little buck toothed snub nosed creature may be two
toothed snub nosed creature may be two
toothed snub nosed creature may be two feet long prowls it spots a promising
feet long prowls it spots a promising
feet long prowls it spots a promising source of dinner a rotting log with its
source of dinner a rotting log with its
source of dinner a rotting log with its prominent front teeth it digs for its
prominent front teeth it digs for its
prominent front teeth it digs for its prize finally it raises its head and
prize finally it raises its head and
prize finally it raises its head and triumphs a juicy worm wiggling in its
triumphs a juicy worm wiggling in its
triumphs a juicy worm wiggling in its mouth rat car quickly downs its dinner
mouth rat car quickly downs its dinner
mouth rat car quickly downs its dinner then investigates another log path
then investigates another log path
then investigates another log path submerged in the river
submerged in the river
submerged in the river it freezes realizing its mistake this is
it freezes realizing its mistake this is
it freezes realizing its mistake this is no log it is pancake run perhaps the
no log it is pancake run perhaps the
no log it is pancake run perhaps the most patient crocodile ever discovered
most patient crocodile ever discovered
most patient crocodile ever discovered Paul thinks it might have waited with
Paul thinks it might have waited with
Paul thinks it might have waited with jaws open for hours even days a fish
jaws open for hours even days a fish
jaws open for hours even days a fish swims into the waiting trap but darts
swims into the waiting trap but darts
swims into the waiting trap but darts away as the jaws snap instantly shut
pancake rock gapes again and settles
pancake rock gapes again and settles back in for another long wait not far
back in for another long wait not far
back in for another long wait not far from shore one of the great lawnmowers
from shore one of the great lawnmowers
from shore one of the great lawnmowers of the Cretaceous a plant-eating
of the Cretaceous a plant-eating
of the Cretaceous a plant-eating sauropods Uber’s up vegetation
Bork Rock has its eyes trained on the
Bork Rock has its eyes trained on the strangely shaped muncher
strangely shaped muncher
strangely shaped muncher but the Dino isn’t approaching the
but the Dino isn’t approaching the
but the Dino isn’t approaching the water’s edge with any ambush predator
water’s edge with any ambush predator
water’s edge with any ambush predator like super croc this would have saved
like super croc this would have saved
like super croc this would have saved the dinosaur’s life this dinosaur will
the dinosaur’s life this dinosaur will
the dinosaur’s life this dinosaur will not be so lucky
Bork rock stocks out of the water and
Bork rock stocks out of the water and really hits its stride
it actually balls the animal over with
it actually balls the animal over with its armored nose only after the dinosaur
its armored nose only after the dinosaur
its armored nose only after the dinosaur is down do the fearsome daggers of its
is down do the fearsome daggers of its
is down do the fearsome daggers of its triple canine savage its flesh for crack
triple canine savage its flesh for crack
triple canine savage its flesh for crack was a dinosaur’s nightmare this this
was a dinosaur’s nightmare this this
was a dinosaur’s nightmare this this clearly was an animal that would have
clearly was an animal that would have
clearly was an animal that would have you know caused many animals to run in
you know caused many animals to run in
you know caused many animals to run in fright there have been very few
fright there have been very few
fright there have been very few dinosaurs that would have given this
dinosaurs that would have given this
dinosaurs that would have given this animal a real challenge our view of the
animal a real challenge our view of the
animal a real challenge our view of the Cretaceous will never be the same
Cretaceous will never be the same
Cretaceous will never be the same crocodiles have claimed their rightful
crocodiles have claimed their rightful
crocodiles have claimed their rightful ancient place as versatile vital actors
ancient place as versatile vital actors
ancient place as versatile vital actors on the dinosaurs stage in a once lost
on the dinosaurs stage in a once lost
on the dinosaurs stage in a once lost world for those who have had a hand in
world for those who have had a hand in
world for those who have had a hand in creating the crocodile time machine the
creating the crocodile time machine the
creating the crocodile time machine the end results are more than gratifying
end results are more than gratifying
end results are more than gratifying either too cool I remember when we
either too cool I remember when we
either too cool I remember when we started digging these up in the field
started digging these up in the field
started digging these up in the field we were pretty excited because it looked
we were pretty excited because it looked
we were pretty excited because it looked really bizarre but we had no idea how
really bizarre but we had no idea how
really bizarre but we had no idea how bizarre they were going to be we found a
bizarre they were going to be we found a
bizarre they were going to be we found a whole world of Crocs I think that’s
whole world of Crocs I think that’s
whole world of Crocs I think that’s that’s really very fulfilling you feel
that’s really very fulfilling you feel
that’s really very fulfilling you feel as though you’ve gone just about as far
as though you’ve gone just about as far
as though you’ve gone just about as far as you can go to bring this animal back
as you can go to bring this animal back
as you can go to bring this animal back alive
alive
alive in the end the crocodiles of the
in the end the crocodiles of the
in the end the crocodiles of the Cretaceous experimented with extremes of
Cretaceous experimented with extremes of
Cretaceous experimented with extremes of life on land and life in the water but
life on land and life in the water but
life on land and life in the water but they refused to commit either way and it
they refused to commit either way and it
they refused to commit either way and it may well have saved them when the
may well have saved them when the
may well have saved them when the dinosaurs died
they had the ability to go for two years
they had the ability to go for two years if necessary without food they had the
if necessary without food they had the
if necessary without food they had the ability to go for months without
ability to go for months without
ability to go for months without drinking and their entire bodies their
drinking and their entire bodies their
drinking and their entire bodies their entire physiology is is pretty
entire physiology is is pretty
entire physiology is is pretty bulletproof
bulletproof
bulletproof we call them ultimate predator we call
we call them ultimate predator we call
we call them ultimate predator we call them ultimate survival
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