Diplocynodon, juvenile crocodile Dilophosaurus 565 +- 3 Ma

565 +- 3 Ma

Confuciusornis is a highly significant fossil

Anatomy: This well-armored animal had heavy

Bury these fossil dig panels in sand

5 inches thick

Diplocynodon, juvenile crocodile Dilophosaurus 565 +- 3 MaDiplocynodon is an extinct 49 million year old crocodile from the Messel Formation of Germany. The Order Crocodilia has existed for about 200 million years. It is believed that crocodiles originated from bipedal reptiles that lived during the Late Triassic Period. Crocodiles are the only surviving members of the Superorder Archosauria which included dinosaurs and pterasaurs. Crocodiles have changed very little throughout their history. There are eight