The Long Walk of the Crocodile......

A recent fossil find in Oregon is leading to the long migration of the croc from the far east to North America..

Ancient crocodiles travelled to the US from the Far East

Washington, Mar.20: The fossil of an ancient crocodile has been discovered in the Blue Mountains in eastern Oregon

The discovery by the North American Research Group (NARG), whose members were digging for Jurassic-age mollusks known as ammonites, suggests that the Blue Mountains consist of rocks that travelled from somewhere in the Far East.

According to retired University of Oregon geologist William Orr, the humerus bone (upper leg) measuring 8.5 inches is shown in rock cut from a terrane in eastern Oregon.