Massive extinction fueled the rise of crocodiles
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 14:06
in Paleontology & Archaeology
By Tia GhoseLiveScienceA massive extinction between the Triassic and Jurassic eras paved the way for the rise of the crocodiles, new research suggests.The researchers, who detailed their work Tuesday in the journal Biology Letters, found that although nearly all the crocodilelike archosaurs, known as pseudosuchia, died off about 201 million years ago, the one lineage that survived soon diversified...