Fearsome croc called the Carolina Butcher once ruled the north
Fossil find pegs giant, bipedal reptile as a top predator 230 million years ago
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WHAT A CROC Carnufex carolinensis, shown in this artist’s illustration, looked a lot like living crocodiles, but it walked on two legs, not four.
© Jorge Gonzales