Fishing For Alligator Gar

Catching a Rare Crocodile Gar!

Not a crocodile! #Sarcosuchus “flesh #crocodile” ruled the freshwaterways 115 mya. This 30’ long, 4 ton tyrant was a #pholidosaur, a kind of #crocodylomorph distantly related to today’s crocodiles. The long snout with big ball (=bulla) on the tip is reminiscent of #gharial (=#gavial), however those living animals are true #crocodiles. Sarcosuchus is closely related to #Terminonaris, which lived 95 mya in western North America along the Western Interior Seaway. Sarcosuchus menaced #Mawsonia (a gi

Crocodile lunging at me in Costa Rica! I just had to get that close up shot on the GoPro 😂 This is a rescue American crocodile at @sicomonoresort filmed by the talented @filipe_deandrade In CR they get a little bit bigger with the more constant higher temps, but many people are surprised to learn it’s the same species we have here in Florida too. Commonly called saltwater crocs in CR, they’re two totally different species with completely different behavior and it’s very important to differentia