英语科学：鳄鱼的祖先曾是北美顶级肉食动物.docxVIP

A newly discovered crocodilian ancestor may have filled one of North Americas top predator1 roles before dinosaurs2 arrived on the continent. Carnufex carolinensis, or the Carolina Butcher, was a 9-foot long, land-dwelling crocodylomorph that walked on its hind3 legs and likely preyed4 upon smaller