An ancient crocodile with armadillo-like body armor (above, a reconstruction of the fossil in an undated picture) roamed the arid interior of Brazil about 90 million years ago, say researchers who found the fossil in São Paolo state.
In addition to its unusual bony shield, the reptile could chew like a mammal, moving its lower jaw forward and backward, researchers said in July 2009.
Kitty has claws. Yikes!
How do they know it wasn’t a crocodile like armodillo. Maybe it wa a mammal...
Brazilians still eat Armadillo. Probably the ancient villagers had much larger BBQ’s!
Wow, that’s cool.
looks more like a cross between a ‘dillo and a Tasmanian Devil
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