Gallery | Ancient Leviathan | Pakasuchus | pakasuchus_sandstone

A specimen of Pakasuchus lies embedded in sandstone. It's only partially exposed and you can't see the skull. The animal's backbone runs from the bottom-left of the block to the top-right, where you can see its hips and two legs coming off it. The tail runs from the top-right across the top of the block. The twin rows of plates are called osteoderms - bony pieces of armour. Virtually all crocodiles have osteoderms all over their body but in Pakasuchus, they're only found in the tail. Credit: Patrick M. O'Connor

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