Koolasuchus

Koolasuchus

Cool-ah-su-kus
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Name meaning: Kool Crocodile

Time Period: Aptian (Early Cretaceous) 125-120 Mya

Locations: Australia

Taxonomy: Temnospondyli-Stereospondyli-Chigutisauridae

Subspecies: K. cleelandi

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The last living member of the Temnospondyl family Koolasuchus has to be one of the Koolest amphibians. Living in Early Cretaceous southern Australia, which at the time was closer to the equator yet had a Kooler climate. It was around 12 to 15 feet long and over half a ton. Living in the murky swamps, Koolasuchus had a lifestyle very similar to a crocodile, eating mostly fish but the occasional mammal and small dinosaur that wandered into its marsh. It wasn't until crocodiles evolved into existence within Australia from the warmer climates that they were more suited to that Koolasuchus went extinct.

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Discovered and named by Lesley Kool

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Walking with Dinosaurs [1999] - Koolasuchus Screen Time