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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Have you seen The End of Oak Street? The Jurassic franchise would never… Anyone identify what the group of Pseudosuchians were supposed to be? 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Late Cretaceous croc osteoderm found in southeast Missouri.

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Hazard @datgreenmonstah.bsky.social · 04/06/2024

I learned about the oldest taxidermy is a church crocodile in Nossa's Santuario Madonna delle Lacrime Immacolate. (This is the guy that started my deep dive and soon to be obsession with ceiling crocodiles)

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A piece of a canoe from Papua New Guinea shaped like a crocodile.

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Dr Dana Ehret @drdanaehret.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

We sent out our Nile Crocodile mount for restoration. It’ll be included in a new upcoming exhibit and needed freshening up!

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Extreme close up! Can you identify this species of crocodilian? 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Sarcosuchus imperator, aka “Supercroc” as seen at the University of Chicago Fossil Lab. both a full reconstruction and one still in a plaster field jacket. #Croctober #fossilfriday 🐊

Sarcosuchus skull undergoing preparation.

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Armin Reindl @arminreindl.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

For #Croctober Day 20 I want to shout out some fun etymology. To the left you see Paludirex, a large mekosuchine who's name means "swamp king". On the right is Gunggamarandu, which translates to "river boss". Both have been named by Jorgo Ristevski Art by Eleanor Pease

Artwork of Paludirex by Eleanor Pease. The animal appears as a large crocodilian with a robust and wide head. It is shown casually swimming. A branch with a cockatoo is located just above it.

Artwork of Gunggamarandu by Eleanor Pease. The animal looks very similar to a modern gharial with a long and narrow snout. Ducks and giant wombats can be seen in the background.

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Pops the alligator at Gatorland. He was a hatchling when the park opened in 1949. He apparently is also a movie star, having appeared in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. That film takes place in India (filmed in Sri Lanka), where crocodiles live. What were you thinking Spielberg?! #croctober 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Even with a fence between us, it’s still intimidating being this close to such a big Nile croc. #croctober 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

At the end you’ll notice this Cuban croc (C. rombifer) blink their third eyelid aka nictitating membrane. This helps protect their eyes underwater, while still allowing them to see. #Croctober #cubancrocodile 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

It’s Blondie, a beautiful Nile crocodile! I’ve seen yellow reptiles like this often referred to as xanthic. Mutation? Polygenic morph? Anyone know more? #croctober 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Why are these alligators so very baby? #Croctober 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I don’t use this term lightly, but this is adorable!! Leucistic baby alligator. #CROCtober 🐊

Two baby gators, one leucistic, touching snouts. At Gatorland.

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Replaced teeth from a dwarf crocodile. #croctober 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Friendly #CROCtober reminder that crocodiles have influenced human culture for thousands of years. Here’s a puppet I saw on a recent visit to the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta, GA. 🐊

BAMA, THE CROCODILE
Creator Unknown
This Sogo bò puppet crocodile, or Bama, is a key figure in the Malian puppet tradition. The crocodile represents impartial power and an animal that does not attack outside its territory.
DATE UNKNOWN | Mali
TYPE | Rod Puppet
MATERIALS | Wood, textile, paint, metal
Gift of Nancy Lohman Staub

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Live view of me* emerging from a blissful slumber to actually post because it’s #Croctober. 🐊 *not actually a picture of me

A basking baby alligator rests on a log. Eyes are shut and its forelimbs barely touches the pool of water below.

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Caiman skull Tsoabichi greenriverensis 52 million years old (Early Eocene) Wyoming (Green River Formation) 🐊

A fossil slab of a caiman skull. The slab is flat, but you can see dimensions to the skull. The mouth is slightly agape and off center.

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

🎶I should have changed that stupid lock, I should have made you leave your key… 🐊 youtu.be/N9upLFT87CE?...

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How Crocodilians Just Keep on Surviving

YouTube video by SciShow

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

🐊💩 Coprolite, likely from a crocodilian. coprolite measuring ~6.5" long on slab measuring 12" x 11" Era: Cenozoic: Location: Green River; ‘Fossil Lake'- Wyoming, USA

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Choose your pets wisely. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Juvennile Crocodylus rhombifer skeletal mount. 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

A reconstruction of Araripesuchus rattoides From 95 million years ago (late Cretaceous) Estimated length: 3ft (0.91m) Discovered in Morocco Artist: Tyler Keillor

A sculpted head of an extinct crocodilian.

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Pizzigalli, C., Regalla, A., Palmeirim, A.F. et al. Diversity, distribution and conservation of crocodiles (Order: Crocodylia) in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. Sci Rep 15, 24703 (2025). 🐊 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Diversity, distribution and conservation of crocodiles (Order: Crocodylia) in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Diversity, distribution and conservation of crocodiles (Order: Crocodylia) in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

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Ben Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

It’s not the most important thing by a long shot but we shouldn’t just let them have alligators as a symbol for their secret police disappearance prison. I propose taking gators back as the friendly homegrown superpredators they are. 🐊

Juvenile alligator seen through glass. It’s mostly underwater and standing vertically with its head breaking the surface.

Two sleepy big gators in a zoo with some reflection over them

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Anatosuchus minor A Crocodilian from 100 million years ago. Discovered in Niger, Africa Artist: Tyler Keillor & Erin Fitzgerald

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🔊 Sound Up Happy Monday to you! Yes, I’m taking to you. Crocodilians communicate via bellows, growls, grunts, chirps and many other forms of vocalization. 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Kaprosuchus saharicus Aka, the boar croc. From 95 million years old (Late Cretaceous) Discovered in: Niger, Africa Artist: Tyler Keillor 🐊

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Sarcosuchus imperator, aka “Supercroc” as seen at the University of Chicago Fossil Lab. Many thanks to Tyler for the tour! 🐊 #fossilfriday

A sideways view of a cast of Supercroc. Mouth agape.

Closer up view of the cast’s lower jaw and teeth.

A Sarcosuchus skull undergoing preparation.

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Got a chance to visit a lab where they’re working on some very cool fossil crocs. More to come… 🐊

A fossilized skull rest on a table, partially encased in a plaster field jacket.

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JJM @liverstealer.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

No thoughts, only vibes. 🐊

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Ben Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🚨🦎🐍🐊🐢🚨 Reptiles Alive is open for members right now and everybody tomorrow! This is a quintessential natural history exhibit—it's all about getting people excited about the incredible creatures we share the planet with. Here's a quick tour 🧵:

Stages with mounted reptile skeletons under green spotlights. A projection behind them shows cartoony illustrations of various lizards, snakes, crocs, and turtles.

A beautiful green and orange-brown panther chameleon climbs on branches in front of a rainforest backdrop.

Dark museum exhibit with bright projected gila monster on the floor. Small windows into tanks with live animals and backlit panels above them.

A minimalist giant snake skeleton winds over exhibit area with windows onto animal enclosures and a case full of snake models.

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The prototype. Protosuchus richardsoni, a crocodyliform from 210 million years ago in present day Arizona. It is one of the earliest crocodylomorphs. 🐊

Skeletelal fossil slab compared to plaster reconstruction of the animal.

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_crocodiles @crocodiles.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Spotted at AMNH… Gavialis browni, a relative of modern day gharials from 5 million years ago. Found in India. 🐊

A long, thin snout, as in Gavialis, accompanied by many small teeth, suggests a fish diet.

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