Then one would expect that all reptilians would have died out, and not just dinosaurs.
But crocodiles and turtles had already evolved at the time of the great extinction 65 million years ago. How did they survive?
"These animals live at the intersection of aquatic and terrestrial environments, in estuarine waters and river beds, which might have afforded some protection against the more extreme effects of environmental change, hence giving them more time to adapt," the researchers wrote.
I'm assuming you didn't read the whole article:
But crocodiles and turtles had already evolved at the time of the great extinction 65 million years ago. How did they survive?
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