PPT-Crocodilians

Alligators Crocodiles Gharials and Caimans General Information Coldblooded REPTILES Distantly related to Dinosaurs and chickens Most common ancestor known appeared 200 million years ago. And although the role of terrestrial activity in their natural history is increasingly recognized see for example an overview of terrestrial hunting in crocodilians in Dinets 2011 they are virtually never thought of as animals capable of climbing Th The American crocodile inhabits coastal habitats of extreme South Florida the Caribbean Mexico Central America and northern South America At the northern limit of its range in Florida American crocodiles coexist with American alligators As with most They feed on any animal they are able to overpow er and therefore an astonishing diversity of prey types ranging from insects molluscs crustaceans fishes birds and bats to large ungulates and other reptiles can be present in a crocodilians diet Dief NAME NAME Pick one of the animals you saw in the exhibit and write an advertisement Promoting that animal, why that animal is important, or travel to the animal’s habitat. Illustrate T. he Lungs Of Non-Avian Sauropsids . Emma Herdener. Dr. John Ruben. Dr. Devon Quick. Overview of Experiment. Observe qualities of extant organisms to better understanding of: . Evolution of lungs/breathing. Reptiles. Reptile Characteristics. Reptiles are . ectotherms. . with thick, dry, waterproof skin. They have scales to help reduce water loss and protect the reptile. . When reptiles are cold they will lay in the sun to warm up. When they are hot they will hide in the shade to cool down. . spend most of their time halfasleep and the only stimuli that can rouse them from their state of torpor are hunger-pangs due to a previous period of fasting due in turn to laziness and sex On the othe