Fosil Buaya Purba Mirip T Rex Ditemukan di Argentina

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Fosil Buaya Purba Mirip T Rex Ditemukan di Argentina

Rafida Fauzia - detikEdu
Kamis, 28 Agu 2025 21:00 WIB

Argentina - Fosil buaya purba berusia 70 juta tahun ditemukan di Patagonia, Argentina. Hewan ini jadi predator ganas yang hidup berdampingan dengan dinosaurus.

A plastic reproduction and the fossilized bones of the Kostensuchus atrox, an ancient crocodile that lived around 70 million years ago close to the end of the dinosaur era, discovered in Argentinian Patagonian area, are displayed at the Maimonides university, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni

Fosil buaya purba bernama Kostensuchus atrox ditemukan di Patagonia, Argentina. Hewan ini hidup sekitar 70 juta tahun lalu, menjelang akhir zaman dinosaurus. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni Β 

A plastic reproduction and the fossilized bones of the Kostensuchus atrox, an ancient crocodile that lived around 70 million years ago close to the end of the dinosaur era, discovered in Argentinian Patagonian area, are displayed at the Maimonides university, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni

Panjang tubuhnya diperkirakan 3–3,5 meter dengan berat 250 kilogram. Ia menjadi salah satu predator berbahaya yang hidup berdampingan dengan dinosaurus. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni Β 

A plastic reproduction and the fossilized bones of the Kostensuchus atrox, an ancient crocodile that lived around 70 million years ago close to the end of the dinosaur era, discovered in Argentinian Patagonian area, are displayed at the Maimonides university, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni

Kostensuchus memiliki lebih dari 50 gigi tajam mirip gigi T. rex. Rahangnya sangat kuat hingga mampu memangsa hewan besar dalam sekali gigitan. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni Β 

A plastic reproduction and the fossilized bones of the Kostensuchus atrox, an ancient crocodile that lived around 70 million years ago close to the end of the dinosaur era, discovered in Argentinian Patagonian area, are displayed at the Maimonides university, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni

Nama ilmiahnya berarti β€œbuaya angin buas”. Kata "Kosten" diambil dari bahasa Tehuelche yang berarti angin, sedangkan "atrox" berarti buas. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni Β 

A plastic reproduction and the fossilized bones of the Kostensuchus atrox, an ancient crocodile that lived around 70 million years ago close to the end of the dinosaur era, discovered in Argentinian Patagonian area, are displayed at the Maimonides university, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni

Bentuk tengkorak dan tubuhnya menunjukkan bahwa buaya ini bisa berjalan di darat dengan postur lebih tegak dibandingkan buaya modern. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni Β 

A plastic reproduction and the fossilized bones of the Kostensuchus atrox, an ancient crocodile that lived around 70 million years ago close to the end of the dinosaur era, discovered in Argentinian Patagonian area, are displayed at the Maimonides university, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni

Penemuan ini memberi gambaran baru tentang ekosistem Patagonia di akhir zaman Kapur. Buaya purba ini ternyata ikut menjadi predator puncak selain dinosaurus. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni Β 

Fosil Buaya Purba Mirip T Rex Ditemukan di Argentina
Fosil Buaya Purba Mirip T Rex Ditemukan di Argentina
Fosil Buaya Purba Mirip T Rex Ditemukan di Argentina
Fosil Buaya Purba Mirip T Rex Ditemukan di Argentina
Fosil Buaya Purba Mirip T Rex Ditemukan di Argentina
Fosil Buaya Purba Mirip T Rex Ditemukan di Argentina
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