OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY
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Question
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Crocodile
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Turtle
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Snake
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Lizard
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Detailed explanation-1: -Crocodiles are the closest living relatives of the birds, sharing a common ancestor that lived around 240 million years ago and also gave rise to the dinosaurs.
Detailed explanation-2: -BUT birds and crocodilians are closest because they all belong to a group of life called the Archosauria. Crocodilians, pterosaurs, and dinosaurs (including birds) are all descended from common ancestors that lived probably around 250 million years ago.
Detailed explanation-3: -crocodile bird, (Pluvianus aegyptius), also called Egyptian plover, shorebird belonging to the family Glareolidae (order Charadriiformes). The crocodile bird is a courser that derives its name from its frequent association with the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus).