Facts about Deinosuchus

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   Stomach contents preserved in Deinosuchus fossils from the Early Cretaceous reveal fish scales and small vertebrate remains, indicating opportunistic feeding on readily available aquatic prey.

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   Osteoderms covering Deinosuchus's body provided armored protection similar to modern crocodiles, allowing it to withstand attacks from competing predators in Cretaceous ecosystems.

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   Deinosuchus specimens from the Mussentuchit Formation in Utah show evidence of scavenging on large theropod dinosaurs, indicating it competed with and preyed upon apex carnivores.

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   Unlike modern crocodilians, Deinosuchus possessed a V-shaped snout adapted for seizing and holding struggling dinosaurian prey in fast-flowing river environments.

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   Fossilized teeth of Deinosuchus have been discovered in Texas and Oklahoma, revealing a creature that preyed on juvenile sauropods and large ornithischian dinosaurs throughout the Cretaceous.

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   Powerful bite force estimated at 23,100 Newtons made Deinosuchus capable of crushing the bones of large dinosaurs and other prehistoric reptiles.

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   Measuring up to 40 feet long, Deinosuchus dominated North American waterways during the Cretaceous period, roughly 80 to 73 million years ago.

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