We all know that in the Cretaceous era, it was an era of dinosaurs ruled. It could be on the land of the Cretaceous era. It was not the only one dinosaur, but also a kind of giant beast as famous as dinosaurs.
Prehistoric Behemoth~ Emperor Crocodile
In fact, there is really a freshwater behemoth that can compete with dinosaurs. It is the bi-ambus of the Cretaceous period and the biggest enemy of dinosaurs. He never walks with dinosaurs because it feeds on dinosaurs.
It is ~ Emperor Crocodile, also known as Emperor Crocodile, is an extinct prehistoric crocodile that lived in the African continent during the Cretaceous period 110 million years ago;
The adult ground crocodile can reach 13 meters in length, which is equivalent to the length of a bus. The weight of 11 tons is equivalent to the weight of two elephants. It is one of the largest crocodile animals in history. A body size like
is no less than that of carnivorous dinosaurs; in addition, the emperor crocodile also has an advantage that dinosaurs cannot reach, which is its extremely sensitive sense of smell. Even in the water, the emperor crocodile can smell the smell of prey drinking water on the shore.
Then quickly approach the target, spreading its bloody mouth that is 1.8 meters long and full of sharp teeth. Even other crocodiles can only hate it.
Many people will ask, is the strength of the Emperor Crocodile really that strong? In fact, the strength of the Emperor Crocodile is not groundless, but has scientific evidence.
Based on the research on the bite force of modern bay crocodile, scientists inferred that the bite force of the emperor crocodile is about eight tons, which is greater than the bite force of the Tyrannosaurus Rex . What is the concept of eight tons of bite force?
After on-site test results, the eight-ton bite force can easily bite the bones ten centimeters thick, and can kill dinosaurs weighing five-ton.
In short, such bite force is not something that ordinary animals can withstand. If you are bitten, you will definitely be either dead or disabled. You should know that the highest bite force of humans is only more than 60 kilograms, and even the fraction of the Emperor Crocodile is not enough.
But the problem also follows, how did the emperor crocodile with such a huge size prey? After all, dinosaurs will not stand still and be bitten by you. Scientists then gave an accurate answer based on the current way of crocodiles preying.
It turns out that when the Emperor Crocodile walks on land, it will use its limbs to raise its body. When it encounters prey, it can sprint for a short distance. From this point of view, the Emperor Crocodile is still a flexible fat man.
Not only that, the imperial crocodile in the water is also efficient in preying. It acts as the tail of the engine and can provide the imperial crocodile with a speed of four meters per second to advance. The instant explosive force makes the fish have nowhere to hide, and can only become the food on the plate of the imperial crocodile.
Why did the Emperor Crocodile become extinct?
But even a giant beast like the Emperor Crocodile that dominates water and land still cannot escape the fate of extinction. What are the unknown stories in it?
Scientists speculate that the reason why the Emperor Crocodile disappeared is closely related to the dinosaur extinction event;
65 million years ago, causing the mass extinction of dinosaurs . At the same time, it also caused the terrestrial plate division and the extinction of dinosaurs, reducing the food of the Emperor Crocodile;
plate division caused the shallow sea area on which the Emperor Crocodile depended for survival to disappear. Finally, under the dual pressure of food and environment, the Emperor Crocodile went extinction.
Time came to 1964, French scientists unearthed a fossil similar to a crocodile skull in Niger , which allowed the emperor crocodile to reappear on the earth. Then, University of Chicago formed an archaeological team, and between 1997 and 2000, the first incomplete fossil was excavated.
Before this, humans once believed that dinosaurs were the only master of the Cretaceous period, but the appearance of the first fossil undoubtedly overturned this statement;
, and the paleontologist in charge of excavation~ Paul Cedno even said that this type of crocodiles is undoubtedly a nightmare for small and medium-sized dinosaurs.
Today we can still see the shadow of the former emperor crocodile from the Australian crocodile, Nile crocodile and other crocodile. This is undoubtedly a glimpse into the leopard. As for whether scientists can resurrect the emperor crocodile in the future, it is still an unknown number;
All that leaves us is left with long expectations and endless fantasies!
Actually, in prehistoric, there is a crocodile larger than the Emperor Crocodile, which can be said to be the largest crocodile ever! I will introduce it to you next time!
