两亿年不更新版本却熬死恐龙——这或许是古生物学史上最傲慢的谎言。从欧洲误判沧龙头骨，到达尔文提出“活化石”，学者们对鳄鱼施加了半个世纪的误读。直到古生物学家保罗·塞雷诺深入撒哈拉沙漠砸开地层，帝鳄、鸭鳄、煎饼鳄接连出土，人类才看清这场震撼的怪鳄大爆炸。鳄形类的真实演化史，远比任何恐龙故事都要疯狂。而活下来的，只有趴进烂泥的平庸者。
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