Dinosaurs like tyrannosaurs and velociraptors famously walked on two legs. But they weren’t the only bipedal prehistoric ...

A rare fossil has provided a snapshot of what was an exceptionally unlucky day for a prehistoric sea cow. The now-extinct species of dugong, a manatee-like marine mammal, was swimming in the sea about ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Paleontologists have been on the trail of Deinosuchus since a pair of fossilized teeth were found in North Carolina in 1858. Since that time the reptile’s fossilized teeth, bony armor, skull pieces, ...

Paleobiologists have found that the sinuses of ocean dwelling relatives of modern-day crocodiles prevented them from evolving into deep divers like whales and dolphins. An international team of ...

In the Western Desert of Egypt, an ancient crocodile-like species was found. Mihajlo Stojkovic via Unsplash During the era of the late Cretaceous, the land that now sits in modern-day Egypt was far ...

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An international team of paleobiologists have found that the sinuses of ocean dwelling relatives of modern-day crocodiles prevented them from evolving into deep divers like whales and dolphins. A new ...