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Crocodilia is an order of mostly large, predatory, semiaquatic reptiles, which includes true crocodiles, the alligators, and caimans; as well as the gharial and false gharial. A member of this order is called a crocodilian, or colloquially a crocodile.
Crocodylia / k r ɒ k ə ˈ d ɪ l i ə /) is an order of semiaquatic, predatory reptiles known as crocodilians. They first appeared during the Late Cretaceous and are the closest living relatives of birds.
Surviving epic epochs. Appearing about 230 million years ago, the hearty crocodilians have survived nearly every earthly scenario, though human activities are proving their most formidable challenge yet! They have outlived dinosaurs, ice ages, and more, yet they have changed very little over time.
crocodile, (order Crocodylia, or Crocodilia), any of about 27 species of generally large, ponderous, amphibious animals of lizard -like appearance and carnivorous habit belonging to the reptile order Crocodylia. Crocodiles have powerful jaws with many conical teeth and short legs with clawed webbed toes.
Crocodiles (family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia.
Crocodilians are predatory, semi-aquatic reptiles of the order Crocodilia or Crocodylia. This group includes true crocodiles (family Crocodylidae), alligators and caimans (family Alligatoridae), and gharials (family Gavialidae).
Crocodilians, along with birds, are the only survivors of the once-prevalent Archosauria. During the Mesozoic (245-65 million years ago) this group, including dinosaurs and other reptiles, dominated life on all continents and in the oceans.