Crocs are arguably the crème de la crème of carnivores, armed with a jaw full of huge teeth perfectly adapted for ripping flesh, not to mention a highly acidic stomach that can break down animal bones. While they can and do eat fruit and vegetables, meat is undoubtedly their meal of choice. But this bloodthirsty lifestyle probably wasn’t always the way for some. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

In recent years, scientists have come across the remains of several ancient crocodyliforms – the group including all living and extinct relatives of crocodiles and alligators – that appear to have lived on a herbivore diet.

This theory is largely based on fossilized teeth. In 2019, researchers at the University of Utah and the

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