Croc-like carnivores terrorized Triassic dinosaurs in southern Africa 210 million years ago
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

Giant, predatory croc-like animals that lived during the Triassic period in southern Africa preyed on early dinosaurs and mammal relatives 210 million years ago. These predators, known as `rauisuchians` preyed on early herbivore dinosaurs and their mammal relatives living at the time, according to Wits Masters student Rick Tolchard.