# The asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Why did crocodiles survive?

- Source: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
- Published: 2026-10-30T11:34:16+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261030002922.htm
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/the-asteroid-killed-the-dinosaurs-why-did-crocodiles-survive-a6bfd9/

Scientists may have solved a 66-million-year-old mystery: how crocodiles survived the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. A sweeping analysis of fossils and ancient climates suggests that their preference for warm environments placed them in tropical refuges that remained habitable even after the catastrophic impact.

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