Saltwater intrusion in Everglades could push gators, crocodiles north

Below the surface of the Everglades' shallow, lazy river, two distinct snouts poke around. For millions of years, the ...

Why crocodiles survived the asteroid strike that wiped out dinosaurs, study finds

Crocodiles' preference for warm climates, low energy needs and ability to survive without food may explain how they outlasted ...
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Deep inside crocodile skulls, 100 million years of brain evolution barely registers

Although modern crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials are restricted to the tropics, their fossil record tells a very different story. Ancient crocodylians once inhabited much of the globe and ...

Keeping to warm climates may have helped crocodiles outlast the dinosaurs

Keeping to warm climates throughout their 250-million-year history may have helped crocodiles and their relatives survive the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, finds a new study led by UCL ...