They May Not Be The Prettiest, But They Survived Two Extinction Events
When asteroids smashed into Earth and volcanoes darkened the skies, most creatures vanished forever. But not crocodilians. These armored survivors watched dinosaurs rise and fall, then shrugged off the ice age like it was nothing. With their prehistoric grins and ancient eyes, crocodiles, alligators, and their relatives have outlasted catastrophes that wiped out 90% of…