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

Some early crocodylomorphs were fast, land-running predators with long legs and an upright posture, unlike modern crocodiles. Ancient crocodile relatives were far more diverse, including terrestrial, ...

Crocodiles are some of the oldest reptiles on Earth with a history stretching back millions of years. While today’s crocodiles are already impressive predators, their ancient ancestors were often on a ...

That’s right. It weighed more than 6,000 pounds. Fortunately for humans, the enormous crocodile, discovered in the Tunisian deserts, was the terror of Jurassic and ...

A newly discovered species of a large, crocodile-relative predator has been described via a remarkably well-preserved fossil from Argentina, according to a study published in PLOS One by Fernando ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a crocodile ...

For nearly 30 million years, a 2,000-pound beast known as the entelodont ruled a sweeping empire from Mongolia to what is now ...

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Imagine a crocodile that would rather sprint than swim. It dashes over dry ground on long, slender legs like a reptilian greyhound. Instead of lurking in murky rivers, this Triassic predator moved ...