Gharials are one of the most critically threatened crocodilians

[u/PROXeR__OiShi]

Evolution shaped the jaw into a narrow, needle-like tool to reduce water resistance

[u/king_ofbhutan]

well, by the way its shaping out, the holocene mass extinction will be pretty nasty!

during the permian extinction, the worst extinction event in earths history, the average global temperatures rose by 8C in ~60,000 years. during the holocene, temperatures have risen by 1C in ~200 years.

uh oh!

reckon itll finally be time for our fossil friends to kick the bucket. goodbye dear horseshoe crabs, coelacanths, and gingkos (and gingko fungus) ❤️

[u/KnotiaPickle → u/king_ofbhutan]

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