Whatcheeria: Human-related crocodile-shaped predator that lived 340 million years ago dubbed ‘T Rex of its day’ | The Independent
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Named Whatcheeria, it had huge razor sharp teeth and bone crushing jaws that snapped animals in half

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/t-rex-dinosaurs-whatcheeria-discovery-b2234312.html

Apex predator of its environment, the Whatcheeria grew extraordinarily rapidly
Long before the dinosaurs or even the advent of the earliest true amphibians and reptiles, Whatcheeria was a genuine apex predator.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-06/prehistoric-wonderfully-weird-beast-whatcheeria-grew-big-quickly/101736462

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#Whatcheeria was a six-foot-long lake-dwelling #creature with a #salamander-like body and a long, narrow head; its #fossils were discovered in a limestone quarry near the town of What Cheer, Iowa.
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