American crocs seem to descend from kin that crossed the Atlantic
Ancient skull unearthed in North Africa looks a lot like today’s American crocodiles
![Crocodylus checchiai illustration](https://www.snexplores.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/072220_CW_croc_feat-1028x579.jpg)
Crocodylus checchiai (illustrated) is an extinct crocodile that lived in Africa millions of years ago. Like American crocodiles, it sported a bump on its snout.
Dawid A. Iurino