The fossilized remains of the aetosaur, along with its carapace—a hard, protective outer shell—were first discovered in the Cooper Canyon Formation in Garza County back in 1989 by paleontologist Bill ...

A huge armored crocodile cousin with plates embedded in its skin and curved spikes along its flanks roamed our planet 215 million years ago, scientists reveal. The newfound species, discovered in the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are studying a very old, heavily armored cousin of the modern crocodile. According to UT, aetosaurs – the likely omnivorous ancestors ...

The recent identification of fossils from a heavily armored ancient crocodile ancestor species, known as aetosaurs, provides a glimpse into our world 215 million years ago. The study, led by ...

Aetosaurs had a small head and a crocodile-like body. The land dwellers were up to six meters long and widely distributed geographically. They died out about 204 million years ago, at the end of the ...

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BOONE, N.C. — The fossils of a prehistoric creature have been discovered in North Carolina, according to researchers at Appalachian State University. School officials said the fossils of an aetosaur ...

Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did. These tanks of the Triassic came in a variety of shapes and sizes ...