Why Do Crocodiles Today Look the Same as They Did 200 Million Years Ago?

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By The ConversationJan 7, 2021, 5:14 pm247 pts
By Max Stockdale One of the most enduring tropes about crocodiles is to describe them as "living fossils." They are cold, slow moving and scaly, so they look like how one might picture a dinosaur. Like many clichés, there is an element of truth to this comparison. The crocodiles from 200 million years ago look…

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