crocodile

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A newly-identified species of ancient crocodile has been named after an "inspirational" teacher by the scientist leading the research.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

“Powdered stone worked. So did lizard’s blood and crocodile dung, and pig’s teeth and dolphin’s genitalia and frog’s sperm,” as psychologist Irving Kirsch later explained it.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2026

In the early 1800s, Barbara Rawdon-Hastings, the fossil-hunting Marchioness of Hastings, collected skulls of crocodile relatives from the area, including one that Richard Owen later named after her.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

“I catch crocodiles, and a crocodile has never managed to screw up my ribs like that,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

She reached again into her crocodile bag and drew out a long acid-green quill and a roll of parchment, which she stretched out between them on a crate of Mrs. Skower’s All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling