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The largest credible specimen of modern C. porosus (saltwater crocodile) is also included in the diagram for comparison, as is an average height human. Full citation information: Colbert, Edwin H; Bird, Roland T. (1954). "A gigantic crocodile from the Upper Cretaceous beds of Texas" (pdf). American Museum Novitates (American Museum of Natural ...
Despite this, the species is still one of the largest crocodilians known to have existed, and it may have been the second largest gavialoid to have ever existed if a recent revision in the estimated size of the large gharial relative Rhamphosuchus is correct (the genus was once considered to be 15 metres (49 ft) in length; the new estimate puts ...
Pages in category "Crocodilians of Brazil" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The American crocodile is also one of the largest crocodile species, with large males in the southern part of their range reported to approach 6.1 m (20 ft) in size. Based on projections from various skulls, the largest males may have reached 6–7 m (20–23 ft) in length, and their predicted mass reached up to 1,283 kg (2,829 lb). [ 120 ]
Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population American alligator. A. mississippiensis Daudin, 1801: Southeastern United States: Size: up to 450 kg (990 lb) Habitat: Wetlands (inland), intertidal marine, and coastal marine [2] Diet: [2] LC 750,000–1,060,000 [2] Chinese alligator. A. sinensis Fauvel, 1879: Eastern China: Size: up to 45 ...
Crocodilians of Brazil (9 P) Pages in category "Crocodilians of South America" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
About eight billion people live on planet Earth, a milestone that the United Nations estimated we passed on Nov. 15, 2022. It's a stark increase from the world population in 1950, which was 2.5 ...
The largest specimen on record measured 1.73 m (5.7 ft) in length. [12] This may be an underestimate of the animal's maximum size, as nearly all large adults have lost the tips of their tails and the largest specimen measured in the Pantanal region had a snout–vent length of 1.125 m (4 ft) (equivalent to a total length of 2.1 m (6.9 ft) with ...