Traces of new prehistoric reptiles found in Alps
4m long crocodile-like creature survived mass extinction
14 Gennaio 2021
MILAN, JAN 14 - Fossil traces of new kinds of large
prehistoric reptiles similar to crocodiles have been found in
the Italian Alps.
The traces were found at an altitude of 2,200 metres in the
western Alps by a team that published its findings in the Peer J
journal.
Found in the Altopiano della Gardetta in the province of Cuneo,
they date from a few million years after the greatest mass
destruction of dinosaurs in history, the geologists and
palaeontologists said.
They said the findings show that the area was not totally