New species of prehistoric crocodile identified in Aus: Scientists

The University of Queensland researchers have documented a new species of large prehistoric crocodile that roamed Queensland's waterways millions of years ago. They named the species Gunggamarandu maunala after analysing a partial skull unearthed in the Darling Downs in the nineteenth century. Gunggamarandu belonged to a group of crocodylians called tomistomines or 'false gharials'.