Paul Sereno Paleontologist

Kaprosuchus saharicus

Kaprosuchus saharicus; fossils found in Niger. Twenty-foot-long upright meat-eater with an armored snout for ramming and three sets of dagger-shaped fangs for slicing. Closest relative found in Madagascar. Kaprosuchus was twenty feet in length, and well adapted to both water and land. It had a snorkel-like snout for breathing while submerged and eyes that pointed forward for sterovision on land. Two pairs of protruding, interlocking fangs with compressed crowns give it its nickname, “Boar croc”.

Casts Available

• Skull
• Flesh head and neck