After dinosaurs, this enormous crocodile-like creature ruled the Caribbean.
Long after dinosaurs were extinct, the Caribbean was once home to a huge crocodile that resembled a greyhound. By Melissa Ait Lounis The remnants of a sebecid, a large crocodile that resembled a greyhound and lived long after non-avian dinosaurs were extinct, have been identified by paleontologists. A Revolutionary Finding In addition to its enormous size—it could grow up to 20 feet—the sebecid, an apex predator, was crucial in changing our understanding of prehistoric Caribbean ecosystems. When ancient teeth thought to be those of...