Extremely rare” discovery of this newly identified armor-plated carnivorous reptile strengthens our understanding of the link ...

The newly discovered bonebed contained more than 800 vertebrate fossils, belonging to at least 17 species, including ...

Meet Tainrakuasuchus Bellator, crocodile’s earliest known relative, equipped with fierce teeth and tough armor, making him a ...

R esearchers have unearthed a giant "warrior" lizard that stalked Brazil 240 million years ago in the Triassic period, just before the dawn of the dinosaurs. The discovery fills in gaps in our ...

P aleontologists have confirmed their suspicions that Australia once had crocodiles that roamed forests and probably climbed trees, to jump on potential prey. Although evidence for this conclusion has ...

Crocodiles were not always the aquatic predators we know today. Living crocodiles evolved from ancient lineages that were ...

Mekosuchines were Australia’s own unique, local branch of the crocodile family. They dominated inland waters of the continent ...

NEW YORK -- Scientists have long puzzled over the origins of a mysterious dinosaur excavated in the 1940s: Was it a young T. rex or another type of dinosaur? At first, researchers had only a ...

From a toe-curling tale of Peruvian politics to the lifesaving qualities of red wine... Your weekly roundup of offbeat stories from around the world. An elderly French cyclist survived for three days ...