A new species of ancient crocodile that lived in Egypt approximately 80 million years ago has been discovered in the Western Desert. The species, named Wadisuchus kassabi (the “Valley Crocodile”), was described in a study led by Dr. Sara Saber as first author.

Details of this significant scientific discovery were published in The Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, one of the world’s leading international journals specializing in evolutionary biology and systematics.