Large, semi-aquatic, armored reptiles with a long snout, powerful jaws and a four-chambered heart unusually sophisticated for a reptile. Crocodilia includes crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials, and is the closest living relative of the birds among all reptile orders.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25363, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Crocodilia
Wikidata: Gharial
Parent Taxon Of: Gharial, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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