Iowa-based research team identifies and details new crocodile that preyed on iconic Lucy’s species
image: A team of scientists led by the University of Iowa has identified and named a previously unknown crocodile species that lived in Africa more than 3 million years ago. The species has been nicknamed Lucy’s hunter because it shared both time and territory with the famous hominin Lucy and likely preyed upon her kind. Credit: Tyler Stone, University of Iowa. Over 3 million years ago, when early human ancestors such as the well-known Lucy moved across the African landscape, they likely faced
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