American alligators are about as close to dinosaurs as you can get in modern times, and can grow up to 14 feet in length. While much smaller reptiles such as lizards are able to regenerate their tails, the question of whether ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2020
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Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs on the planet, had an air conditioner in its head, suggest scientists from the University of Missouri, Ohio University and University of Florida, while challenging ...
Archaeology
Sep 4, 2019
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A new study throws into question the notion that today's crocodiles and alligators have a simple evolutionary past.
Archaeology
Jan 24, 2019
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Jaws, beware! Alligators may be coming for you, according to a Kansas State University researcher.
Ecology
Oct 16, 2017
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The skulls of alligators protect their brains, eyes and sense organs while producing some of the most powerful bite forces in the animal kingdom. The ability to bite hard is critical for crocodilians to eat their food such ...
Archaeology
Jun 16, 2017
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Research by wildlife biologists from Clemson University and the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center near Georgetown is shattering conventional scientific understanding about American alligator growth and reproduction.
Ecology
May 3, 2017
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Paleontologists have long assumed that the shape of joints in the skulls of dinosaurs, and their closest modern relatives alligators and birds, reveals how much movement is allowed in their skulls. Researchers from the University ...
Evolution
Mar 28, 2017
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From climate to the peninsula's very shape, not much in Florida has stayed the same over the last 8 million years.
Archaeology
Sep 16, 2016
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Alligators can accurately pinpoint the source of sounds. But it wasn't clear exactly how they did it because they lack external auditory structures. A new study shows that the alligator's ear is strongly directional because ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2014
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14 species of crocodile lived in South America around 5 million years ago, at least seven of which populated the coastal areas of the Urumaco River in Venezuela at the same time. Paleontologists from the University of Zurich ...
Archaeology
May 21, 2013
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