Newly Discovered Megaraptor Still Had an Ancient Crocodile in Its Mouth

Scientists in Patagonia just revealed their research on the Joaquinraptor Casali, a newly discovered megaraptor with Freddy Kruger-style knife hands that apparently died with chunks of crocodile in its mouth.

This thing was not the size of the velociraptors you’re imagining from Jurassic Park. It was 23 feet long. And it was an apex predator with oversized, knife-like hands that had no natural rivals because, at the time, South America didn’t have tyrannosaurs roaming around.

Joaquinraptor sat comfortably atop its food chain, and evidently treated the crocodiles’ ancient ancestor, crocodyliforms, like a snack. Paleontologists found part of a croc’s leg jammed between the lower jaws of the fossilized Joaquinraptor.

The bone had bite marks indicating that it was in contact with the predat