A team of scientists has found that the prehistoric ancestors of crocodiles were prevented from evolving into ... regulation around the skull during deep dives, the expansive snout sinus systems of ...

monteiri) was named after ichthyologist Johann Marcusen who published extensively on elephantnoses. Its species have a short and blunt snout, their mouth is terminal and a fleshy prominence extends ...

In a rice field of central China, some “large”-eyed creatures gathered for mating season. Something about the “crocodile”-like animals caught the attention of nearby scientists — and for good reason.

A team of scientists has found that the prehistoric ancestors of crocodiles were prevented from ... the expansive snout sinus systems of metriorhynchids precluded it from diving deeply.

Gaowangjie crocodile newts are considered “medium-sized,” reaching over 5 inches in length, the study said. They have “rough”-textured skin, “blunt” snouts and “large” eyes.