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Crocodiles

The diversity of jaw and snout scales in different crocodilian species is the result of changes in mechanical parameters.
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Crocodile head scales emerge from the mechanics of growing tissues

Ashwini Sakharkar

Biological diversity is not just the result of genes.

dinosaur on top of mountain rock
Science

Dinosaurs’ range of locomotion made them incredibly adaptable; study

Amit Malewar

Dinosaurs’ success helped by specialized stance and gait.

gliding reptile Kuehneosaurus
Science

200-million-year-old flying reptile discovered in Somerset

Pranjal Malewar

The animals either fell or their bones were washed into caves and cracks in the limestone.

Some ancient crocodiles
Science

Study deciphers the unexpectedly complex history of crocodiles

Amit Malewar

Scientists are peeling back the layers to find out how the surviving species came to be.

fossilized cervical vertebra
Science

Newly discovered Archosaur species show that the ancestor of Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs was armored

Pranjal Malewar

Newly described 235-million-year-old fossil had armored plates above its backbone.

Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles 250 million years ago
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Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles 250 million years ago

Editorial Team

Ancient 2m-long amphibians swam like crocodiles long before true crocodiles existed, according to a study published March 29, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS...

Image showing nile crocodile
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Crocodiles could save us from deadly infections, study

Pranjal Malewar

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