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The epidermal scutes of the alligator consists of oblong horny scales, arranged in transverse rows; the long axes of the scales are parallel to that of the body.On the tail, except along the mid-dorsal line, and on the ventral side of the trunk and head these scales are very regular in outline and arrangement; on the sides of the head and trunk and on the legs they are much smaller and less ...
A special find includes an almost complete skeleton with bone armor and five eggs in close proximity; it is one of the world's rare examples of brood care in fossil crocodiles. [72] At a good 1.7 m in length, Boverisuchus, a representative of the true crocodiles, is somewhat larger and also numerous. Due to its relatively long limbs and hoof ...
Another pair of crocodile skin were used to cover the vest, starting from the side of the body, armpits, and backside of the neck. Through a certain process, the crocodile's skin becomes so hard and stiff that it is considered impenetrable by enemy weapons, except for the front, starting from the neck to the lower abdomen, which is not buttoned ...
Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large, semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.The term “crocodile” is sometimes used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia, which includes the alligators and caimans (both members of the family Alligatoridae), the gharial and false gharial (both ...
The numbers of plates fluctuate from many to few, depending on the absence or presence of predators. A prey species habitat location can influence osteoderm presence as well. For example, if the habitat decreases their ability to hide in their surroundings, they need to move at increased speeds which occurs at the expense of the body armor.
A 2-year-old girl was eaten alive on Monday after she fell into a crocodile pit at her family's farm in Cambodia, The Sun reports. Rom Roath Neary allegedly wandered away from her house near Siem ...
A man was arrested on Tuesday, November 6, after breaking into Florida’s St Augustine Alligator Farm and diving into a crocodile pit. Police said the man was bitten by a crocodile and sustained ...
The central portion of this armor is formed by a series of overlapping osteoderms, which are rectangular in shape and ornamented with circular pits similar to those seen in other neosuchians. The first five bands of Armadillosuchus' thoracic armor are composed of four parallel osteoderms, while the sixth and seventh show only two. Due to the ...