Crocodylomorphs were a highly morphologically and ecologically diverse clade. These extinct crocodile relatives had a much richer variety of skull shapes than living crocodilians, suggesting a wide ...

A newly identified crocodile relative from Egypt pushes back the origins of the marine-hunting dyrosaurids by millions of years. The fossil, Wadisuchus kassabi, shows a mix of primitive and advanced ...

Crocodiles are masters of survival. These ancient reptiles have been around for about 90 million years, outlasting dinosaurs and enduring multiple extinction events. Around 5 million years ago, they ...

How did the crocodile get its smile? The functions that give the reptile its signature wrinkled snout aren't quite the same as those responsible for the rest of its scales, with precise mechanical ...

Biologists have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the island of Cozumel and the other on the atoll of Banco Chinchorro, both off the Yucat n Peninsula. The ...

Scientists know of four New World crocodile species, but a new study highlights potential fifth and sixth additions to the reptilian family. The two new crocodile species are each endemic to an island ...

Lead author Sara Saber (Assiut University / MUVP), pictured with the holotype specimen of Wadisuchus kassabi (MUVP 180) at the Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center, Mansoura, Egypt. In ...

A famous Nile crocodile named Henry just celebrated a birthday last year, turning 124 in December. This living fossil currently resides at Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa, after being ...

A crocodile DNA study has revealed two previously unknown Crocodylus species in the Caribbean. The crocodiles live on Cozumel and Banco Chinchorro, where they're threatened by human activities. When ...