Modern crocodilians may seem like unchanging prehistoric relics, but their ancestors were far more diverse, including armored herbivores and swift two-legged hunters. This ancient lineage survived two mass extinctions that wiped out the dinosaurs by adopting vastly different strategies. Uncover the secret evolutionary history of crocs and what their past resilience might mean for their future survival.
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