About this episode
The episode discusses the discovery of a 55-million-year-old eggshell that changes our understanding of ancient 'drop crocs' in Australia.
Before Australia had modern crocs, ancient "drop crocs" climbed trees and ambushed prey from the canopy. Caroline Knight and Lindsay Sant unpack a 55-million-year-old eggshell discovery that rewrites the story of these forgotten predators. The post Beware: The Drop Croc! appeared first on StarQuest Media .
People in this episode
Guests: Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant
Topics covered
- ancient predators
- drop crocs
- eggshell discovery
- Australia
- prehistoric life
Keywords
- drop croc
- ancient predators
- eggshell discovery
- Australia
- prehistoric life
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Australia
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