How did crocodiles survive the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs? The answer to a simple yet fascinating question posed by a five-year-old in Western Australia sheds light on the remarkable traits and survival abilities that helped crocodiles outlast one of the deadliest events in Earth’s history.
According to the online platform The Conversation, Mike Lee, a professor in evolutionary biology (jointly appointed with the South Australian Museum), Flinders University, explained that crocodiles survived for two main reasons. First, they can go for long periods without food. Second, they lived in habitats that were among the least affected when the asteroid struck Earth.
