Although modern crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials are restricted to the tropics, their fossil record tells a very ...

Crocodylomorphs were a highly morphologically and ecologically diverse clade. These extinct crocodile relatives had a much richer variety of skull shapes than living crocodilians, suggesting a wide ...

More than 200 million years ago, life on Earth was experimenting with new forms. The Triassic period gave rise to animals ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have identified a new species of extinct crocodile kin that ...

Van Schalkwyk is responding to a statement appearing in an essay by Anitra Nettleton and David Hammond-Tooke on art of the Pedi and Ntwane. The offending statement concerns a Hananwa carved wooden ...

Researching their diet and ability to adapt to planetary upheavals to help protect the most vulnerable species today. Crocodiles are often seen as living fossils. Stubbornly unchanged prehistoric ...

Accounts from early expeditions to the Seychelles more than 250 years ago described crocodiles as common along the coasts of the archipelago. But after the first settlers established a permanent ...

The ancestors of today’s crocodylians survived two mass extinction events. A new study uncovered a secret to their longevity, which could help conservationists better protect our planet’s most ...

The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret Formation of Nevada, USA, rewrites the story of life along the coasts during the first act of the Age ...

Saltwater crocodiles can grow to more than six meters in length and weigh over a metric ton, making them among the largest and heaviest living reptiles in the world. They often inhabit coastal areas, ...