Turnersuchus hingleyae

About Turnersuchus hingleyae

• The fossils uncovered on the Jurassic Coast in the United Kingdom include part of the head, backbone, and limbs of Turnersuchus hingleyae.
• Its age dates back to the early Jurassic, Pliensbachian period, which was about 185 million years ago.
• Due to their relatively long, slender snouts, they would likely have looked similar to the currently living Gharial crocodiles. 

Pliensbachian period

• It occurred between 190.8 million and 182.7 million years ago during the Early Jurassic Period.
• The stage’s name is derived from the village of Pliensbach, Germany.

Q1) What is Gharial?

It is a large fish-eating crocodile with a long, narrow snout that widens at the  nostrils, native to the Indian subcontinent.

Source: Newly-discovered ancient ‘marine crocodile’ fossil could be the oldest of its kind ever found 

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