crocodile

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Hidden in rivers and lakes, a massive crocodile with a distinctive hump on its snout likely posed one of the greatest dangers to these ancient hominins.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

"Interestingly, this crocodile was one of only a few species that was able to persist throughout."

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

Several partially healed injuries on its jaw suggest it had fought with another crocodile.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

ETHEL, La.—There is a Nile crocodile loose somewhere in central Louisiana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

And waiting for them under the surface would be the crocodile.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer