(CNN) — A massive, extinct reptile that once snacked on dinosaurs had a broad snout like an alligator’s, but it owed its success to a trait that modern alligators lack: tolerance for salt water.

Paleontologists have been on the trail of Deinosuchus since a pair of fossilized teeth were found in North Carolina in 1858. Since that time the reptile’s fossilized teeth, bony armor, skull pieces, ...

Deinosuchus, a massive crocodilian with a school bus-sized body and banana-sized teeth, roamed North America millions of years ago. A new study reveals it's more closely related to crocodiles than ...

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