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On 19th of November, ZooKeys has published the monograph of Paul Sereno and Hans Larsson ‘Cretaceous Crocodyliforms from the Sahara’. The study presents fascinating discoveries of a diverse fossil crocodile fauna that inhabited the present-day Sahara some 100 million years ago. Four of the five crocodile species, nicknamed as BoarCroc, RatCroc, DogCroc, DuckCroc and PancakeCroc, are new to science (three new genera) and major additions to two previously known species, Araripesuchus wegeneri and Anatosuchus minor, are published as well.
The case shows clearly the great advantage of open access publishing of scientific results. The paper was published just one hour before the start of National Geographic press-conference in Washington D.C. dedicated to this great scientific discovery and became immediately available to anyone to freely read, download and distribute. The collaboration between National Geographic and ZooKeys led to a maximum dissemination to scientists and mass public in a unprecedented manner. Shortly after publication, the new species descriptions will also be available on Encyclopedia of Life.
During the two days after publication, the paper enjoyed 11,548 visits with 1,467 and 2,153 unique visitors on Thursday and Friday, respectively!
You may learn more or have a look at these incredible creatures from the NG website or from the scientific paper itself.
The NGC documentary “When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs” was shown on Nov. 21 as part of the Channel’s second annual Expedition Week.
All five main wires — AP, Reuters, Agence France Presse, UPI and EFE — did stories, as did numerous other outlets.
Online coverage:
AP https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091119/ap_on_sc/us_sci_odd_crocs_2
Reuters https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/wl_canada_nm/canada_us_crocodiles_2
UPI https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/11/19/Experts-Ancient-crocodile-ate-dinosaurs/UPI-87181258663702/
ABC News (Reuters) https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wirestory?id=9126490&page=2
ABC News (AP) https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=9126097
USAToday https://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2009-11-19-crocfossil_N.htm
Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-091119paul-sereno-dino-crocs,0,2850583.story
Gallery https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-091119-sereno-croc-pictures,0,19753.photogallery
Chicago Sun Times https://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1893513,paul-sereno-dinosaurs-111909.article
Fox News https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575752,00.html
US News and World Report https://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/11/19/new-ancient-crocodile-species-fossils-found.html?s_cid=rss:new-ancient-crocodile-species-fossils-found
Seattle Times https://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2010307105_apusscioddcrocs.html?syndication=rss
KWQC6 https://www.kwqc.com/Global/story.asp?S=11538974
ABC7 Chicago https://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7128010
Charleston Daily Mail https://dailymail.com/News/NationandWorld/200911190324
Science Now https://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1119/1
Discovery News https://news.discovery.com/animals/galloping-dinosaur-eating-crocodiles-found-in-the-sahara.html
NG News https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091119-dinosaurs-crocodiles-missions.html
CBC News, Canda https://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/19/tech-fossil-crocsc.html
ABC.es, Spain https://www.abc.es/20091119/ciencia-tecnologia-paleontologia-fosiles/descubren-tres-nuevas-especies-200911191642.html
The Guardian, UK https://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/nov/19/galloping-dinosaur-eating-crocodiles
Telegraph.co.uk, UK https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6605670/BoarCroc-and-DuckCroc-among-five-ancient-species-of-crocodile-discovered.html
Daily Mail, UK https://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1229250/Crocodiles-boar-like-teeth-pancake-flat-skulls.html
Canoe, Canada (AP) https://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2009/11/19/11811911-ap.html
CBCnews, Canada https://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/11/19/tech-fossil-crocsc.html
Ziet News, Germany (DPA) https://www.zeit.de/newsticker/2009/11/19/iptc-bdt-20091119-545-23047790xml
O Globo, Brazil https://oglobo.globo.com/ciencia/mat/2009/11/19/fosseis-de-crocodilos-pre-historicos-encontrados-no-saara-914834858.asp
AFP, France https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091119/sc_afp/sciencepaleontologyafricaus_20091119175543
Le Figaro, France https://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2009/11/19/01011-20091119FILWWW00611-des-fossiles-d-especes-inconnues-au-sahara.php
Knack News, Belgium https://knack.rnews.be/nieuws/wetenschap/krokodillen-uit-oertijd-ontdekt/site72-section45-article42711.html
Times of Malta, Malta https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20091120/world-news/world-briefs
New Zealand Hearld, New Zealand https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10610499
Physorg.com https://www.physorg.com/news177851529.html
Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20091119/us-sci-odd-crocs/
Science Daily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091119111327.htm
Live Science https://www.livescience.com/animals/091119-boar-duck-crocodiles.html
ScienceBlog https://www.scienceblog.com/cms/boarcroc-ratcroc-dogcroc-duckcroc-and-pancakecroc-27402.html
UTV News (Guardian) https://u.tv/News/Fossil-hunters-unearth-galloping-dinosaur-eating-crocodiles-in-Sahara/1fa80eda-6c30-42cb-ac21-76b25083db73
Flesh and Stone https://www.fleshandstone.net/healthandsciencenews/1689.html
EurekAlert https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-11/ngs-brd111809.php
Idaho State Journal https://www.journalnet.com/news/science/image_9f7afd87-5172-5657-880b-d6470259c97b.html
Red Orbit https://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1788844/prehistoric_supercroc_cousins_inhabit_sahara/index.html?source=r_science
PhysOrg https://www.physorg.com/news177851529.html
Futurity https://futurity.org/top-stories/bizarre-band-of-paleo-crocs-unearthed/