{
  "id": 1910351,
  "title": "This 23-foot crocodylian may have ruled South America’s food chain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/this-23-foot-crocodylian-may-have-ruled-south-americas-food-chain",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:55:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260819041226.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Miocene South America was packed with giant prey—and the predators hunting them were just as spectacular. Fossil bite marks suggest crocodylians, especially the enormous Purussaurus neivensis, were more important predators than mammals in this ancient tropical ecosystem. At around seven meters long, Purussaurus may even have helped control populations of giant herbivores.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}