Reptile
Kaprosuchus
It is known from a nearly complete skull from Niger's Echkar Formation.
The large teeth of Kaprosuchus gave rise to the nickname "boar crocodile."
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Kaprosuchus at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It is interpreted as a consumer of other animals. Hunting and scavenging are not mutually exclusive behaviors.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Mahajangasuchidae
- Mahajangasuchids
- Fossil locations
- Niger
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Kaprosuchus
It is known from a single, almost complete skull. Its large canine-like teeth inspired the nickname "boar crocodile," but the rest of the body is much less documented.
It is known from a nearly complete skull from Niger’s Echkar Formation, which supports that nickname. Much less is known about the body, so illustrations of its legs, torso and tail rely on more inference than the head.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.Sources & text credits
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- Kaprosuchus
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- Mahajangasuchidae
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- Crocodiles, caimans, and gharials
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