‘Crocopussy’ puts cat among crocodilians

LONG before cats there was “crocopussy”, the feline crocodile.

Scientists have unearthed 100 million-year-old fossil remains of an African creature that resembled a cross between a croc and a cat.

Pakasuchus kapilimai had the scaly amoured body of a crocodile but also cat-like features including canine teeth, slender limbs, and a flexible backbone that would have helped it move with agility and grace.