In a groundbreaking discovery, paleontologists unearthed a 93-million-year-old crocodile fossil in Queensland, Australia. The ancient predator, named Confractosuchus Sauroktonos, or ‘broken crocodile ...

Scientists have identified fossil dinosaur footprints from a new species in B.C. and Alberta. They're believed to be the first tracks found in the world to be identified as belonging to club-tailed ...

For scientists and conservationists, knowing how species survive planetary crises can lead to more effective protection of vulnerable species.

Researchers examined teeth and skulls of 99 extinct crocodylomorph species and 20 living crocodylian species to reconstruct their dietary ecology and identify characteristics that helped some groups ...

"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

Scientists have discovered a extinct parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap inside a 99-million-year ...

The secret to their longevity could help conservationists better protect species today threatened by extinction.

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

A new museum at Rowan University in southern New Jersey—an area of considerable paleontological significance—offers a ...

💩 Using poo for good: It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it — and it’s paying off. By analyzing animal feces, ...

Cape Town-based independent Rhino Resources has hit hydrocarbons with its latest exploration well offshore Namibia, according ...

Most people think of crocodilians as living fossils—stubbornly unchanged, prehistoric relics that have ruled the world's swampiest corners for millions of years. But their evolutionary history tells a ...