How did the huge dinosaurs stay cool? According to a new study, they did it much as today’s alligators do, with a built-in ‘air conditioner’ on the top of their skulls. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/t-rex-stay-cool-air-conditioner-head-video…
Tag: crocodiles
Crocodiles Are Breeding Near a Nuclear Power Plant (No, They’re Not Radioactive)
Only in Florida. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65994-crocodiles-nuclear-plant-florida.html
Some ancient crocodiles may have chomped on plants instead of meat
Fossil teeth of extinct crocodilyforms suggest that some ate plants and that herbivory evolved at least three times in crocs of the Mesozoic Era. Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-crocodiles-plants-meat4…
Ancient crocodile cousins evolved vegetarianism at least three times
During the dinosaur era, many crocodile-like reptiles ate plants rather than guzzling meat – suggesting it was once a common lifestyle for crocodiles Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2207841-ancient-crocodile-cousins-evolved-vegetarianism-at-least-three-times/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth
A new study suggests the prehistoric reptiles could fly right after hatching. It’s an ability no other flying animal living today, or in the history of life as we know it, has been able to replicate. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/baby-pterodactyls-could-fly-from-birth…
Mysterious Demon Gators and Crocodilian Cryptids of North America
Throughout the world are countless cases of unidentified, out of place, or just plain weird mystery creatures, commonly called cryptids. Ranging from lake monsters like Nessie to the likes of Bigfoot, they are the denizens of the wilds beyond our understanding, evading classification. Among these mystery monsters are the various strange creatures that seem to… Continue reading Mysterious Demon Gators and Crocodilian Cryptids of North America