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Green Sahara: 2008
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SuperCroc
Roughly 40 feet from head to tail, an ancient reptile unearthed from the sands of the Sahara has earned the nickname SuperCroc.

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Sarcosuchus imperator. This huge crocodilian, which ruled Africa's middle Cretaceous rivers some 110 million years ago, was among the world's largest crocs. ]]>
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Sarcosuchus was the monster among them, devouring fish and challenging even such rivals as the spinosaur
Suchomimus tenerensis,
which speared fish with its sickle-shaped claws. ]]>
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Sarcosuchus skulls. Fossils—20 tons in all—were sealed in protective plaster and laid in camp to await shipment to the U.S. ]]>
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