Being semi-aquatic it is very similar to modern crocodiles.

Shamosuchus also looked like modern crocodiles and was very closely related to their direct ancestor.

Swallowing was done by tipping the head back, as seen in modern crocodiles.

It was over 6 ft (2m) long and is thought to have behaved like a modern crocodile.

It probably was an ambush hunter like modern crocodiles.

The early competitors to the dinosaurs, called crurotarsans, were close relatives of modern crocodiles.

Its stance, with the legs under the body, would have made it a faster and more efficient runner than a modern crocodile.

Its general appearance was similar to a modern crocodile, such as the gharial.

Sarcosuchus was twice the size of any modern crocodile.

The world we live in - including its modern crocodiles - looks normal to us because it happens to be our world.