Simosuchus clarki
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Simosuchus clarki ("Clark's Pug-nosed Crocodile") was a small crocodilian from the Early Cretaceous of Madagascar. It is named so for its unusually short skull. Fully grown individuals would have been about 1 meter in length.
S. clarki's teeth were shaped like cloves, or maple leaves, and, coupled with the proposterously short snout, were unsuitable for shearing or rending flesh. In fact, these features lead paleontologists to suspect that it was a (largely) terrestrial herbivore.
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