Alligator gars are also among the ultimate "living fossils" — species that have barely changed for millions of years. A 2024 study found gars have the slowest rates of evolution of all jawed ...

Alligators have been roaming Earth for over 200 million years, making them older than even the first dinosaurs. These prehistoric predators survived mass extinctions, drastic climate shifts, and ...

A turning point in their evolution was the development of larger brains ... of a variety of fossils and skeletons from modern-day birds and related reptiles like alligators. Using the data from these ...