Because it was not then known that Deinosuchus had a broad snout, Colbert and Bird miscalculated the proportions of the skull, and the reconstruction greatly exaggerated its overall width and length.
Fordi det ikke dengang var kendt at Deinosuchus havde en stor snude, fejlberegnede Colbert og Bird proportionerne af kraniet, og rekonstruktionen overdrev stærkt dens aktuelle, samlede bredde og længde.