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Crocodiles can't fly. Birds can. Scientists have finally figured out why (phys.org)

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The closest living relatives of crocodiles and alligators are, perhaps surprisingly, birds. Both are archosauriforms, a group of species that originated about 250 million years ago near the beginning of the Triassic period.

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[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 0 points 1 day ago

Crocks are heavy, dense lizards without wings, adapted to stalk semi-aquatic environments, whereas birds have wings and are light?