Ancient African skull sheds light on American crocodile origins0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- July 28, 2020
The extinct African crocodile species Crocodylus checchiai may be closely related to American crocodile species alive today, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings suggest that crocodiles may have migrated from Africa to America during the Late Miocene epoch (11-5 million years ago).
