They Survived TWO Mass Extinctions… But HOW?
75 million years ago, crocodilians ruled Earth’s coasts, swamps, and rivers—and their ancestors survived cataclysms that wiped out dinosaurs and 98.7% of life. Dive into the secret survival playbook of crocodiles, from the 35-foot Deinosuchus to the ocean giant Machimosaurus rex.
???? Chapters:
- Intro: The 230-Million-Year Survivors
- Teleosaurids: Jurassic "Sea Monsters" That Outlived Dinosaurs
- Machimosaurus rex: Africa’s 30-Ft Ambush Predator
- Why Crocs Survived When T. rex Died (Spoiler: Diet Flexibility!)
- Deinosuchus: The Dino-Eating "Terror Croc" Bigger Than T. rex
- 2025 Discovery: How DNA Solved the Horned Crocodile Mystery
- Could Crocs Survive a 6th Mass Extinction?
???? Key Takeaways:
-Crocodilians thrived by adapting diets (fish, turtles, even dinosaurs!) and habitats.
-New fossils reveal Machimosaurus rex defied a supposed mass extinction 145M years ago.
-Genetic studies show crocs’ survival blueprint: generalist traits - specialization.
???? Sources & Further Reading:
-Palaeontology Journal (2025): Croc survival strategies
-National Geographic: Deinosuchus’s saltwater tolerance debate
???? Subscribe for more untold stories of evolution’s greatest survivors!
#AncientCrocodiles
#MassExtinctionSurvivors
#prehistoricpredators
#MachimosaurusRex
#deinosuchus
#evolutionarybiology
#PaleontologyDiscoveries2025
#Crocodylomorphs
#Teleosaurids
#FossilMysteries
#livingfossils
#ClimateChangeSurvivors
#neanderthals
75 million years ago, crocodilians ruled Earth’s coasts, swamps, and rivers—and their ancestors survived cataclysms that wiped out dinosaurs and 98.7% of life. Dive into the secret survival playbook of crocodiles, from the 35-foot Deinosuchus to the ocean giant Machimosaurus rex.
???? Chapters:
- Intro: The 230-Million-Year Survivors
- Teleosaurids: Jurassic "Sea Monsters" That Outlived Dinosaurs
- Machimosaurus rex: Africa’s 30-Ft Ambush Predator
- Why Crocs Survived When T. rex Died (Spoiler: Diet Flexibility!)
- Deinosuchus: The Dino-Eating "Terror Croc" Bigger Than T. rex
- 2025 Discovery: How DNA Solved the Horned Crocodile Mystery
- Could Crocs Survive a 6th Mass Extinction?
???? Key Takeaways:
-Crocodilians thrived by adapting diets (fish, turtles, even dinosaurs!) and habitats.
-New fossils reveal Machimosaurus rex defied a supposed mass extinction 145M years ago.
-Genetic studies show crocs’ survival blueprint: generalist traits - specialization.
???? Sources & Further Reading:
-Palaeontology Journal (2025): Croc survival strategies
-National Geographic: Deinosuchus’s saltwater tolerance debate
???? Subscribe for more untold stories of evolution’s greatest survivors!
#AncientCrocodiles
#MassExtinctionSurvivors
#prehistoricpredators
#MachimosaurusRex
#deinosuchus
#evolutionarybiology
#PaleontologyDiscoveries2025
#Crocodylomorphs
#Teleosaurids
#FossilMysteries
#livingfossils
#ClimateChangeSurvivors
#neanderthals
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