(CNN) — A massive, extinct reptile that once snacked on dinosaurs had a broad snout like an alligator’s, but it owed its success to a trait that modern alligators lack: tolerance for salt water.

These folds spread and intersect, eventually forming the irregular mosaic of polygonal scales that cover the crocodile’s ...

Notice how the nostrils are located on top of the snout. This feature allows the crocodile to breathe while its body is almost completely submerged. When they are above water, crocodiles rely on ...

A massive, extinct reptile that once snacked on dinosaurs had a broad snout like an alligator’s, but it owed its success to a trait that modern alligators lack: tolerance for salt water. Deinosuchus ...

Professor Hans Larsson with newly identified crocodile species (McGill University ... were characterised by a relatively long and broad snout compared to those on Cozumel.