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Modern crocodiles traded skull strength for streamlining as they adapted to water, study shows

Crocodiles were not always the aquatic predators we know today. Living crocodiles evolved from ancient lineages that were equally at home on land as in water. According to a new study conducted by an ...

Crocodile named in honour of a schoolteacher: 215-million-year-old species discovered in Britain

A newly identified ancient crocodile relative from Britain is giving scientists a clearer look at life more than 200 million ...