{
  "id": 13143599,
  "title": "A Century Ago, an Extinct Crocodilian's Skull Was Found in the Rocks That Built the Sphinx. Turns Out, It Belonged to a New Species",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/a-century-ago-an-extinct-crocodilians-skull-was-found-in-the-rocks",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-09T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-century-ago-an-extinct-crocidilians-skull-was-found-in-the-rocks-that-built-the-sphinx-turns-out-it-belonged-to-a-new-species-180989641/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The specimen was long mislabeled, according to a new study. Paleontologists identified it as a previously undescribed genus and species of gavial—a cousin of crocodiles and alligators—which they named after the ancient Egyptian god Horus",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}