Machimosaurus: The Largest Amphibious Crocodile Relative of the Jurassic Period

Machimosaurus was a genus of semi-aquatic, marine crocodile relatives that lived in what is now Europe and Africa from the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous. It grew up to 7 meters long. While not as large as small later crocodylomorphs such as Sarcosuchus and Deinosuchus, Machimosaurus hugii was perhaps the largest crocodylomorph known from the entire Jurassic period. The similarly large Machimosaurus rex was also first member of Teleosauridae, the larger clade of marine crocodylomorphs Machimosaurus is a part of, known from the Cretaceous period.

This video is a remake of an earlier video, which can be viewed here:    • Machimosaurus: The Largest Crocodile ...  .

00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - Discovery and Species
01:12 - Size
02:04 - Classification
03:04 - Anatomy
05:09 - Survival into the Cretaceous Period
6:44 - Conclusion and Outro