crocodile
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Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa offers evidence that early crocodile relatives were already developing different feeding adaptations near the beginning of the "Age of Reptiles," during the late Triassic Period, 252 to 201 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The name combines Eosphorus, the Greek god known as the "dawn-bringer," with the Greek word "soukhos," meaning crocodile.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
The family of a three-year-old boy who was seriously injured after ending up in a crocodile enclosure have thanked zoo staff for rescuing their child.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Here’s what can’t be denied: The Sunshine State’s reputation as the nation’s dangle, Heaven’s lobby, and a land of swamp creatures and crocodile wrestlers and Disneyworld and Mar-A-Lago and, somehow, Miami.
From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026
“Two weeks ago I saw a crocodile in here. Nine-footer,” remarked Beatrice’s stepbrother.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
During the late Triassic, the ancestors of crocodiles and the lineage that produced dinosaurs were both beginning to expand into new ecological roles.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Like tap dancing atop crocodiles, cold-water swimming is unlikely ever to become a mainstream pursuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
The crocodiles were not seized or put down by the authorities.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
They added that the crocodiles had not been seized or killed.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
The crocodiles smelled the meat and swallowed it quickly in their great jaws.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
