Ancient ‘crocodile warrior’ lived BEFORE dinosaurs and was ruthless plated 8-foot predator with brutal killing technique

AN ANCIENT predator that lived before the dinosaurs was a “precursor” of the modern crocodile. Experts have shed light on the “extremely rare” discovery of a new armour-plated carnivore that lived 240 million years ago. This long-lost lizard might look like a dinosaur – but it was hunting prey just before dinosaurs truly arrived. It’s…