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Climate change created today's large crocodiles

  • Written by Pedro L. Godoy, Postdoctoral Fellow in Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
Climate change created today's large crocodilesWhen is bigger better?Willyam Bradberry/Shutterstock.com

What does the term crocodylian bring to mind? A big reptile with a chomping jaw?

Crocodylians are the 27 species of crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials that live all over Earth today, except for in Europe and Antarctica. There are some smaller species, but these top predators are...

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