Crocodilians

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The Crocodilia are an order of large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles. They appeared 83.5 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period and are the closest living relatives of birds, as the two groups are the only known survivors of the Archosauria. Large, solidly built, lizard-like reptiles, crocodilians have long flattened snouts, laterally compressed tails, and eyes, ears, and nostrils at the top of the head. They swim well and can move on land in a "high walk" and a "low walk", while smaller species are even capable of galloping.

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American alligator.jpg American alligator American crocodile Caiman
Chinese alligator Cuban crocodile Deinosuchus.jpgDeinosuchus
Dwarf crocodile False gharial Freshwater crocodile
Gharial.jpg Gharial Crocodile detail 2.jpg Nile crocodile Orinoco crocodile
Pristichampsus.JPGPristichampsus Quinkana.jpgQuinkana Saltwater crocodile.jpg Saltwater crocodile
Siamese crocodile Slender-snouted crocodile.jpg Slender-snouted crocodile YowieMekosuchusHead.jpgTrilophosuchus

Non identified crocodiles