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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLNH:2009.6 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name saltwater crocodile, skull, crocodile Description The skull of a Saltwater crocodile from North Australia. Saltwater crocodiles are the largest reptilian species alive today with males growing up to 7 metres in length. They have powerful jaws with between 64 and 68 teeth.This skull is included in the Mythical Creatures exhibition. The Essex village of Wormingford is said to take its name from a worm, a medieval word for dragon, which was reportedly seen there in the 1300s. In one account the beast was described as a crocadil that had escaped from the menagerie at the Tower of London. Scientific name (Common Name) Crocodylus porosus, Crocodylidae Location Find me in 'Mythical Creatures' at Colchester Castle Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLNH:2009.6
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

saltwater crocodile, skull, crocodile
Description

The skull of a Saltwater crocodile from North Australia. Saltwater crocodiles are the largest reptilian species alive today with males growing up to 7 metres in length. They have powerful jaws with between 64 and 68 teeth.This skull is included in the Mythical Creatures exhibition. The Essex village of Wormingford is said to take its name from a worm, a medieval word for dragon, which was reportedly seen there in the 1300s. In one account the beast was described as a crocadil that had escaped from the menagerie at the Tower of London.
Scientific name (Common Name)

Crocodylus porosus, Crocodylidae
Location

Find me in 'Mythical Creatures' at Colchester Castle

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