The Dromaeosaurid

with a wide gape that allowed it to engulf large prey

marine reptiles and a rich fauna of fish and cephalopods

reaching lengths of up to 9 meters and weighing around 4 to 5 tons

The orbits were relatively large and laterally oriented

Sarcosuchus imperator Meiolania The DromaeosauridSarcosuchus imperator was one of the largest known crocodyliformes of the Early Cretaceous, a semi aquatic predator of exceptional size that inhabited the river systems of North Africa, especially in deposits of the El Rhaz Formation in Niger, during the Aptian Albian stages, approximately 112 million years ago. Although often compared to modern crocodiles due to its general appearance, Sarcosuchus did not belong to the group of modern crocodiles, but