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The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. [2]
Burt, the beloved crocodile, passed away peacefully over the weekend, according to a post on the Crocosaurus Cove Facebook page. Burt had been living at the Australian reptile habitat since 2008.
Saltwater crocodiles dispose of excess salt in their bodies through specialized salt glands. These are the largest species of crocodile, also making them the largest reptiles. They can grow up to six meters in length. [1] [9] American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) similarly prefer brackish over freshwater habitats. [10]
Each maxilla (the main tooth-bearing bone in the upper jaw) contained 21 or 22 teeth. [17] The tooth count for each dentary (tooth-bearing bone in the lower jaw) was at least 22. [13] All the teeth were very thick and robust; those close to the rear of the jaws were short, rounded, and blunt.
Out of the 28 species of crocodiles on the planet today, there is one species that has the distinction of being the largest living reptile on Earth. No, it is not the fierce Nile Crocodile – it ...
Astorgosuchus is an extinct monospecific genus of crocodilian, closely related to true crocodiles, that lived in Pakistan during the late Oligocene period. This crocodile may have reached lengths of up to 7–8 m (23–26 ft) and is known to have preyed on many of the large mammals found in its environment.
The world's largest crocodile in captivity, Cassius, died at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia. The Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat & Gift Shop posted on Facebook about the loss of Cassius ...
The Wellington Formation is an Early Permian geologic formation in Kansas and Oklahoma. [2] The formation's Hutchinson Salt Member is more recognized by the community than the formation itself, and the salt is still mined in central Kansas. [3]