Scientists identify 16-foot crocodile nicknamed 'swamp king'.

Islamabad -- Scientists have just identified a prehistoric crocodile measuring more than 16 feet long that stalked the swamps of Australia millions of years ago.Fossils of Paludirexvincenti, nicknamed the 'swamp king,' were first unearthed in the 1980s but the creature was only recently identified as a distinct species.It was an apex predator that preyed on giant prehistoric kangaroos in south Queensland.With a broad, heavy-set skull measuring more than two feet long, Paludirex would have resembled the largest living croc 'on steroids,' according to researchers.Paludirexvincenti was...

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