Un nuevo pariente triásico del cocodrilo se asemejaba a un dinosaurio avestruz

29 de mayo de 2026

Reportado por IA

Científicos han identificado una nueva especie de antiguo pariente del cocodrilo que caminaba erguido sobre dos patas y poseía un pico sin dientes. La criatura, llamada Labrujasuchus expectatus, vivió durante el Triásico Superior en lo que hoy es Nuevo México.

El descubrimiento fue descrito en el Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Los investigadores recuperaron los fósiles de la cantera Hayden en Ghost Ranch. Labrujasuchus expectatus pertenecía al grupo de los shuvosaurios dentro del linaje de los arcosaurios que dio lugar a los cocodrilos modernos, aunque desarrolló una estructura corporal similar a la de los dinosaurios terópodos bípedos.

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