Crocodylia
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Crocodylia or Crocodilia is an order of semiaquatic, predatory reptiles that are known as crocodilians. They appeared 83.5 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period and are the closest living re
Crocodilia montage
Reconstruction of Litargosuchus, a sphenosuchian
Life restoration of Pakasuchus
Suchodus, a thalattosuchian highly adapted to a marine lifestyle
Saltwater crocodile
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The saltwater crocodile is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and
Crocodylia
…and even swim out to sea. Crocodilians have a largely carnivorous diet; some species like the gharial are specialized feeders while others, like the saltwater crocodile, have generalized diets. They are generally solitary and territorial, though they sometimes hunt in groups. During the breeding season, dominant males…
Saltwater Crocodile
Female croc
Sweetheart, a saltwater crocodile from Finnis River in northern Australia proposed as Crocodilus pethericki in 1985
Saltwater crocodile skull from The Museum of Zoology, Saint Petersburg. Note the considerably more slender skull of a gharial in the background.