Egypt archaeology: Great Sphinx rocks reveal new species of ancient crocodile
The National · 6 Oct 2026

Egypt archaeology: Great Sphinx rocks reveal new species of ancient crocodile

Fossils recovered a century ago in the rocks that make up the 45-million-year-old Mokattam Formation in Egypt have revealed a new species of crocodile. The rocks, used to build the Great Sphinx, contained the skull of a crocodile, missing only the tip of its snout. It has been named Herugavialis cai


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