Crocodylus fossil map
Where fossils of Crocodylus have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 0 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 0 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Crocodile relatives |
|---|---|
| Lived | 83.6 million years ago to the present (Campanian to Holocene) |
| Periods | Cretaceous, Paleogene, Neogene, Quaternary |
| Family | Crocodylidae |
| Named by | Laurenti 1768 |
| Fossil records | 327 occurrences at 194 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, United States, Tanzania, Italy, India, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Bahamas, Australia, Egypt … |
| Rock formations | txn:38435, Koobi Fora, Olduvai, Bridger, Green River, Humbu |
About Crocodylus
Crocodylus is a genus of true crocodiles in the family Crocodylidae.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Crocodylus (revision 1380127551), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q309495.
