London, Europe Brief News – Scientists are still debating whether or not the Sarcosuchus imperator, nicknamed “Supercroc,” is the biggest crocodile to have ever lived.
Most fossils for it were found in the Tenere Desert region of the Sahara Desert in Niger. This crocodile weighed about 17,600 pounds and was 40 feet long.
Have you ever wondered what the largest alligator ever was? Based on fossil evidence, the longest crocodile ever to live was a Sarcosuchus imperator. It measured 40 feet long and weighed 17,600 pounds.
The largest one ever officially measured was Lolong. It was a saltwater crocodile who measured 20 feet three inches long and weighed 2,370 pounds. Unfortunately, he died of congestive heart failure in February 2013. The largest crocodile alive is Cassius who is about 100 years old.
The saltwater crocodile Cassius measures 17 feet three inches long. While these modern crocodiles are huge, there are prehistoric ones that were much larger in size.
Scientists have to guess when it comes to how big prehistoric dinosaurs were as there are not accurate measurements from that time.
They can come close by measuring the length of the skull measured in the midline from the tip of the snout to the back of the skull table. There is also a strong correlation in modern crocodiles when this measurement is used.
