Did Alligators Evolve from Dinosaurs?

Alligators are Archosaurs that evolved from dinosaur ancestors that were Amniotes (egg-laying) and Diapsids (having two arches on the skull). Moving further on to the sub-groups of Archosaurs, about 141 million years ago during the Jurassic period, the branch of Archosaurs divided into three main groups.

Are alligators related to dinosaurs?

Thanks! Crocodylians, which include alligators and crocodiles, are not dinosaurs. They are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs, however (because birds are theropod dinosaurs).

Are crocodiles descended from dinosaurs?

As far as reptiles go, crocodiles are closely related to dinosaurs. But they're incredibly complex biological organisms that survived the meteor impact that ended the Cretaceous period roughly 66 million years ago — and did in their dinosaur relatives.