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Dallas Morning News: Prehistoric crocodile thought to have originated in Europe may be a native Texan

gavial%2C%20istock%20220x165.jpg Dallas Morning News reporter Marc Ramirez has written about the big prehistoric crocodile identified by SMU paleontologist Thomas L. Adams, a doctoral candidate in Dedman College's Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences.

The story, "'Prehistoric crocodile thought to have originated in Europe may be a native Texan," published in the Tuesday, July 20 edition of the Dallas Morning News.

Margaret Allen 2016-10-17T17:00:37+00:00 July 20, 2011|Categories: Earth & Climate, Fossils & Ruins, Plants & Animals, Researcher news, SMU In The News, Student researchers|Tags: Dale A. Winkler, Dedman College, Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Institute for the Study of Earth & Man, Louis L. Jacobs, Michael J. Polcyn, Thomas L. Adams|

Daily Mail: Meet the 25 ft prehistoric Texas crocodile who lived 100 million years ago

gavial%2C%20istock%20220x165.jpg London Daily Mail reporter Mark Duell has written about the big prehistoric crocodile identified by SMU paleontologist Thomas L. Adams, a doctoral candidate in Dedman College's Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences.

The story, "'Its fossil looked like a loaf of bread from Subway': Meet the 25ft prehistoric Texas crocodile who lived 100 MILLION years ago," published in the Sunday, July 17 edition of the Daily Mail.

Margaret Allen 2016-10-17T17:00:37+00:00 July 19, 2011|Categories: Fossils & Ruins, Plants & Animals, Researcher news, SMU In The News, Student researchers|Tags: Dale A. Winkler, Dedman College, Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Institute for the Study of Earth & Man, Louis L. Jacobs, Michael J. Polcyn, Thomas L. Adams|

New Texas Native: 96-million-year-old crocodile Terminonaris makes its first appearance in Texas, switches origins

Making its first appearance in Texas, a prehistoric crocodile thought to have originated in Europe now appears to have been a native of the Lone Star State.

The switch in origins for the genus known as Terminonaris is based on the identification of a well-preserved, narrow fossil snout that was discovered along the shoreline of a lake near Dallas. SMU paleontologist Thomas L. Adams identified the reptile.

Margaret Allen 2016-10-17T17:00:40+00:00 July 13, 2011|Categories: Fossils & Ruins, Plants & Animals, Slideshows, Student researchers, Videos|Tags: Dale A. Winkler, Dedman College, Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Institute for the Study of Earth & Man, Louis L. Jacobs, Michael J. Polcyn, Thomas L. Adams|