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1) Never smile at a crocodile 🐊 unless you're deep-diving into learning about its phylogenetic history! 🧎ðŸĪĐ

Modern crocodilian species belong to the Neosuchia clade, but there are currently many evolutionary knowledge gaps for this group.

A study by Groh et al., used state-of-the-art phylogenetic techniques along with accessing occurrence records from Paleobiology Database for fossils and GBIF for extant taxa to estimate ancestral ranges of the studied crocodilian species. ðŸĶī

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2) They found that the earliest common ancestor of modern crocs emerged in Europe around 145M years ago, before later dispersing into North America and Asia. 🌏

Learn more about the study : 🔗https://gbif.link/Datause-crocs

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On the origin of crocodiles

Biogeographical study reveals the likely area where crocodile ancestors evolved and links saltwater tolerance to transoceanic dispersal events