Alligator anatomy

Sebecus, Isisfordia, Deinosuchus, Tomistoma, Caiman, Alligator and Crocodylus - Reptile evolution from its genesis to today, including the evolution of man, mammals, birds, dinosaurs and reptiles of all sorts

Robert Gatling is a Jacksonville dentist with a passion for Florida alligator hunting. He's been after them over the last seven years, and annually takes some heavyweights,

Crocodile vs Alligator. Note the difference in jaw shape (alligator is a U shape, crocodile more of a V), the back of the necks, and that the crocodile's bottom teeth are visible when its mouth is closed. Don't trust labels on pictures. I see lots of alligators and crocodiles mislabeled even on respectable/scientific sites. Everyone makes mistakes...including me.

Crocodile skeletal anatomy

Zoobooks:Alligators & Crocodiles

Alligator mississipiensis

Few animals are confused more often than crocodiles and alligators. Sometimes it seems that there is no difference between them at all and that they are just the same reptiles. But this isn’t true. There are indeed a few differences between crocodiles and alligators.

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