Champsosaurus Gigas Collection
Although Champsosaurus looked like a crocodile and almost certainly lived like a crocodile, the genus was actually a member of the Choristodera. This is a separate group of diapsid reptiles which means that despite the physical similarity, Champsosaurus was not related to the modern crocodiles that we know today. Out of all the modern types of crocodiles, Champsosaurus is most similar to the gharial. The snout is long and thin which may indicate a specialization for hunting smaller organisms such as fish.
