
0.3" Crocodile Fossil Tooth Rooted Judith River Formation Montana Display
Location: Judith River Formation, Montana (Private Land Origin) Weight: 0.3 Ounces Dimensions: 0.3 Inches Long, 0.2 Inches Wide, 0.2 Inches Thick Comes with a Free Display. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Cretaceous Age through to the Eocene Age There are 23 species of crocodilians, in three families — crocodiles (13 species), alligators (two species) and caimans (six species), and gharials (two species) — living in 100 tropical and sub-tropical countries. All reside within 4000 kilometers of the equator. Crocodiles are essentially Old World creatures and alligators and caimans are New World ones. How can you tell them apart? 1. relatively narrow snouts; 2. lower teeth that are visible when their mouths are closed; and 3. a special notch on either side of their upper jaw for the fourth tooth of the lower jaw. Alligators have a wider, more rounded snout, their lower teeth are not visible and rest inside their upper teeth and mouth and they lack the notch. Gharials can