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  "id": 12494653,
  "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",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T23:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Science News",
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    "url": "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/extinct-crocodilian-rocks-great-sphinx"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch of the gharial family tree.",
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      {
        "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": "Phys.org",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:00:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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": "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."
}