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Warm climates have helped crocodilians thrive for eons

Maria Chen
Reporter · Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM · 1 min read
Warm climates have helped crocodilians thrive for eons — Decatur Community news

Crocodilians — today's crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials and their many extinct relatives — have been a roaring success since debuting more than 240 million years ago. And new research identifies one important factor in their success — stubbornly keeping…

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