Digital reconstructions of broken fossils have revealed more about the life of an ancient crocodile-like predator.
With huge teeth, big eyes, and a range of sensory adaptations, Crassigyrinus scoticus was well-suited to hunting prey in Carboniferous swamps over 300 million years ago.
Meet the 'tadpole from hell', or to give the species its full name, Crassigyrinus scoticus.
Crushed Scottish fossils reconstructed to reveal ancient predator's skull
With huge teeth, big eyes, and a range of sensory adaptations, Crassigyrinus scoticus was well-suited to hunting prey in Carboniferous swamps over 300 million years ago.
Meet the 'tadpole from hell', or to give the species its full name, Crassigyrinus scoticus.
Crushed Scottish fossils reconstructed to reveal ancient predator's skull