When Crocodiles Evolved Like Whales

In the early twentieth century the Highley unusual skull of a crocodile was discovered In the 100 million year old rocks of central Egypt. Unfortunately this specimen was destroyed in the 2nd world war and this unusual creature was never found again. However, in 2009 a similar creature was discovered in Niger offering clues of what its large relative would have been like. To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/MothLightMedia To donate to my PayPal (thank you): https://www.paypal.me/mothlightmedia To buy merchandise: teespring.com/en-GB/stores/moth-light... Email: [email protected] If I have used artwork that belongs to you but have neglected to credit it this will just be because I was unable to find one. If this has happened please contact me and I will add a credit. Some Art work has been altered for the purposes of bettering them for video format; these alterations were done independent from the artists who created the original work, so they are not responsible for any inaccuracies that could have occurred with the changes being made. Sources: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Skull-and-cervical-vertebra-of-the-crocodyliform-Stomatosuchus-inermis-A-Cranium-in_fig1_272811387 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337599599_The_feeding_habits_of_the_strange_crocodylian_Mourasuchus_Alligatoroidea_Caimaninae_a_review_new_hypotheses_and_perspectives https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article/199/1/25/6523011 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228554209_Miocene_Long-lived_Lake_Pebas_as_a_Stage_of_Mollusc_Radiations_with_Implications_for_Landscape_Evolution_in_Western_Amaziona https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4375856/ https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Gill-raker-of-Leedsichthys-problematicus-NHMUK-P8610-showing-its-main-features-length_fig1_259496933 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337599599_The_feeding_habits_of_the_strange_crocodylian_Mourasuchus_Alligatoroidea_Caimaninae_a_review_new_hypotheses_and_perspectives https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Specimens-of-Laganosuchus-from-the-Echkar-Formation-in-Niger-and-the-Kem-Kem-Group-in_fig83_340819682