Some prehistoric crocs were vegetarians
Cosmos Magazine - Fri 28 Jun 19The shape of their teeth tells a complex story. Dyani Lewis reports.
Some ancient crocs liked salad. How do we know? Their weird teeth
ABC Science - Thu 27 Jun 19More salad fancier than fearsome predator, the ancient cousins of today's crocodiles evolved to eat a plant-based diet millions of years ago during the age of the ...
Some Ancient Crocodiles Went Vegan
Discover Magazine - Thu 27 Jun 19This American alligator, like crocodiles and other related species, is a meat-eating power biter. (Credit: US Fish & Wildlife Service) Someone says "crocodiles" and the image that comes ...
Ancient crocodile cousins evolved vegetarianism at least three times
Newscientist - Thu 27 Jun 19During the dinosaur era, many crocodile-like reptiles ate plants rather than guzzling meat – suggesting it was once a common lifestyle for crocodiles
Some ancient crocodiles may have chomped on plants instead of meat
ScienceNews - Thu 27 Jun 19Fossil teeth of extinct crocodilyforms suggest that some ate plants and that herbivory evolved at least three times in crocs of the Mesozoic Era.
Some extinct crocs were vegetarians
Phys.org - Thu 27 Jun 19Based on careful study of fossilized teeth, scientists Keegan Melstom and Randall Irmis at the Natural History Museum of Utah at the University of Utah have found that multiple ancient groups ...
Some extinct crocs were vegetarians, ScienceDaily - Thu 27 Jun 19Some extinct crocs were vegetarians, Eurekalert - Thu 27 Jun 19
Vegetarian crocodiles once roamed the world
The Economist - Thu 27 Jun 19A lesson in not stereotyping on the basis of modern examples
Fossilized Teeth Suggest Some Ancient Crocodiles Were Vegetarians
Gizmodo - Fri 28 Jun 19Alligators and crocodiles are some of the scariest carnivores on Earth today, but new research suggests their ancient relatives developed a preference for plants.Read more...
Some extinct species of crocs were plant-eaters, fossil study reveals
ZME Science - Fri 28 Jun 19Between three and six such species have existed in the past.
Ancient crocodiles survived on a diet of PLANTS 200 million years ago, study finds
Daily Mail - Thu 27 Jun 19A doctoral student at the University of Utah reconstructed their vegetarian diets by analysing the fossils of 146 teeth from 16 crocodyliforms.
Ancient crocodiles had vegetarian cousins that roamed the planet 200 million years ago, research shows
FOXNews - Thu 27 Jun 19Modern crocodiles had ancient vegetarian cousins that roamed the planet 200 million years ago, research shows.
Some ancient crocodiles were vegetarians
UPI - Thu 27 Jun 19After a detailed analysis of ancient crocodile teeth, scientists concluded vegetarianism evolved among the distant cousins of modern crocodylians at least three different times.
Crocodiles were once vegetarians
The Hindu - Fri 28 Jun 19Some of the reptiles of Mesozoic era relied mainly on plant-dominated diets: study
Some crocs of the past were plant eaters
Eurekalert - Thu 27 Jun 19(Cell Press) Based on careful study of tooth remains, researchers have found that ancient groups of crocodyliforms -- the group including living and extinct relatives of crocodiles and alligators ...