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Big Bend National Park The Balanced Rock can be seen at the end of the Grapevine Hills Trail
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Big Bend National Park
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Date: August 9, 2009

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Deinosuchus skull with man standing beside it

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In 1940, the fossilized remains of a gigantic crocodile was been discovered in Big Bend National Park. Deinosuchus riograndensis probably hunted by ambush—lying submerged near shore, and violently seizing large dinosaurs as they foraged amid the vegetation of Big Bend's ancient swamps.
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Last Updated: August 09, 2009 at 15:19 MST