Image shows an illustration of the newly discovered alligator species Alligator munensis from Thailand, undated photo. The extinct short-snouted alligator munched on snails and lived about 230,000 years ago. Note: Licensed content. (Marton Szabo/Newsflash)
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17 July 2023
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An extinct short-snouted alligator species with a skull resembling that of a bulldog nibbled on snails rather than other larger prey when it lived about 230,000 years ago. The groundbreaking discovery was led by researchers from the University of Tuebingen, in Germany, who analysed the...