PBS Eons: The Croc That Ran on Hooves

 

PBS Eons has an episode about an interesting crocodile.

In the Eocene Epoch, there was a reptile that had teeth equipped for biting through flesh, its hind legs were a lot longer than its front legs and instead of claws, its toes were each capped with hooves. How did this living nightmare come to evolve?

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