Getting to admire the fossil of a giant extinct conch snail—a relic from the Late Miocene that lived up to 11 million years ago—is an experience you never forget. Similarly, the fossilized shell of an ...
Can crocodiles and alligators co-exist in the wild? The answer is yes – but there is only one place on the planet where this happens.
Strolling a familiar beach and stumbling upon a relic from the age of dinosaurs sounds like pure fantasy, yet that is exactly what happened on England’s west coast. A stretch of shoreline below ...
A "dominant" crocodile-like predator with a big lump on its head preyed on man's ancestors three million years, ago, according to new research. Early humans - embodied by the iconic hominin Lucy - ...
Humans have contended with crocodiles for a really long time. The recent discovery of an ancient crocodilian species sporting a strange snout indicates the reptiles may have even preyed on our ...
More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a big, bad crocodile with a prominent lump on its head, ...
More than 3 million years ago, when our ancient ancestors embodied by the iconic Lucy were roaming the African landscape, they would have feared a ...
Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa more than 3 million years ago. The species is named Lucy’s hunter, because it ...
Peer-reviewed speed studies show that most crocodilians top out well below the pace of an average human sprint, challenging a persistent myth that these reptiles can chase down people on land.
These newly discovered crocodyliform eggs suggest a shift toward semi-aquatic lifestyles and humid nesting sites.
A new crocodile discovery zone hopes to change how visitors view the Far North’s most dangerous predators through hands-on ...
Before pythons and anacondas, 47-foot giants slithered through steamy rainforests. These prehistoric snakes redefined what ...