Hemiprotosuchus and Chaliminia (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Hemiprotosuchus and Chaliminia

Caption

Some 215 million years ago in what is now northwestern Argentina, the terrestrial crocodylomorph Hemiprotosuchus leali prepares to devour the early mammal relative Chaliminia musteloides.

Credit

Jorge Gonzalez

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