A crocodile has been caught in an Australian creek on the temperate east coast far from the species' tropical habitat.

A brightly painted cache of 22 wooden coffins, many marked with the title “Singer/Chantress of Amun”, has been uncovered on Luxor’s West Bank, alongside eight rare papyri sealed inside a large ceramic ...

Forgotten fossils from the Kimberley show how marine amphibians rebounded and spread across the globe after the end-Permian mass extinction.

Scientists have identified a new species of ancient crocodile dating back 215 million years. The slender and fast-moving ...

A new Triassic crocodylomorph from Gloucester sheds light on early crocodile evolution and pre-extinction ecosystems.

Researchers have rediscovered 250 million-year-old fossils, revealing that ancient, crocodile-like "sea-salamanders" ...

This newly discovered reptile ran like a greyhound — and its name is a tribute to the scientist’s high school teacher.

A PhD student who identified a new species of ancient land-dwelling crocodile relative — one built more like a greyhound than any croc you’d see today — honored his high school physics teacher by ...

The genus name nods to Sir Galahad, the Arthurian knight known for his moral uprightness, reflecting the animal’s upright ...

Around 250 million years ago, what is today scorching desert in remote northwestern Australia was the shore of a shallow bay bordering a vast prehistoric ocean. Fossils recovered from this region over ...

A fast-moving ancient crocodile ancestor gets a name honoring the physics teacher who inspired its discoverer.

The Nile nourishes a green band stretching through the desert, from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Along its banks, the ancient Egyptians grew their crops, and still do. They also built ...