Baryphracta deponiae, Messel Crocodile Spinosaurus unlike modern-day cats

unlike modern-day cats

In spite of the fact that most of the prehistoric Messel area was covered by lakes

so a Megalodon had about 276 teeth at any given time

The original egg was found in China and is from the Cretaceous time period of about 100 million years ago

and a pointy tail

Baryphracta deponiae, Messel Crocodile Spinosaurus unlike modern-day catsThis specimen has not yet been positively identified. It doesn't appear to be a Diplocynodon and based on the following brief discussion, it has been tentatively identified as Baryphracta deponiae. Only juveniles of the species Diplocynodon and Baryphracta deponiae have been found at Messel indicating that these two species most likely lived continually or periodically in the lakes. The other six Messel species visited only occasionally or