Built by 200 Million Years of Evolution

Mugger City

The Living Crocodiles of Baroda

For centuries, the rivers of Baroda have sheltered one of the oldest surviving predators on Earth. Its story is quietly woven into the landscape, the waters, and the very identity of the city.

Crocodylus palustris · Marsh Crocodile

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Gallery 02 — Evolution

Evolution Gallery

From ancient reptiles to Baroda's living muggers

Reconstruction of Sarcosuchus, one of the largest crocodilian relatives.

Fig. 01 · Late Triassic

Move through 230 million years of crocodilian evolution

Anatomy Gallery

Inside the Mugger Crocodile

Explore the structures and adaptations that have carried crocodiles, almost unchanged, across millions of years.

Reptilia · Crocodylia · Crocodylidae

Internal anatomy of the same Mugger Crocodile: skeleton and organs, facing left.

Specimen MC-003 · external · ≈ 3.2 m