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  "id": 12493341,
  "title": "New crocodile species discovered in rocks used to build the Great Sphinx",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/new-crocodile-species-discovered-in-rocks-used-to-build-the-great",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T23:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-crocodile-species-great-sphinx.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new species of extinct crocodile from Egypt has been discovered, sharing more than just its home with the Great Sphinx. Herugavialis cairensis was found in the very same rocks used to build the iconic monument. And, just as the Sphinx is famously missing the tip of its nose, the fossil crocodile is also missing the tip of its snout.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nautilus",
        "title": "From the Great Sphinx’s Raw Materials, a New Crocodile Species Surfaces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/from-the-great-sphinxs-raw-materials-a-new-crocodile-species-surfaces",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Great Sphinx rocks reveal new species of crocodile",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/great-sphinx-rocks-reveal-new-species-of-crocodile",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Science News",
        "title": "An extinct crocodilian was found among rocks that built the Great Sphinx",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/an-extinct-crocodilian-was-found-among-rocks-that-built-the-great",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Mongabay",
        "title": "New crocodile species found fossilized in stone used to build Egypt’s Great Sphinx",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/new-crocodile-species-found-fossilized-in-stone-used-to-build-egypts",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:14:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Discover Magazine",
        "title": "This Newly Identified Species of Extinct Crocodile is Missing the Tip of Its Nose, Just Like the Great Sphinx",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/this-newly-identified-species-of-extinct-crocodile-is-missing-the-tip",
        "published": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}