Long before T. rex was king of the predators, the Triassic was terrorized by the 5-meter long amphibian K. col with a meter-long head, a powerful jaw, and rows of sharp teeth.
Imagine a newt or salamander expanded to crocodile size, with a huge head for catching smaller fry, and you’ll have the idea. Might call it a crocamander, eh?

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  1. “Crocamander Quest” by L. Sprague de Camp, in The Ultimate Dinosaur, edited by Byron Preiss and Robert Silverberg (Bantam Spectra, October 1992).
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by L. Sprague de Camp