Fossils from the Cretaceous period suggest that some prehistoric crocodile-like reptiles may have been far more dangerous than their modern relatives. Massive skulls, powerful jaws, and unusual tooth ...

A newly identified species of prehistoric crocodile, dating back to the Triassic period, has been named in honour of a Welsh schoolteacher. The crocodylomorph, whose fossils were unearthed near ...

From horseshoe crabs to crocodiles, some of these creatures have looked about the same for hundreds of millions of years.

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

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes ...

The fast-moving species lived about 215 million years ago and is described as a “reptilian greyhound”.

Crocodiles are among the most powerful reptilian predators on Earth, and none grow larger than the saltwater crocodile. Towering over Nile crocodiles and alligator species in both length and weight, ...

Scientists have reconstructed our most complete skeletal model ever of a monstrous 10 metre-long (32ft) crocodile known as a “dinosaur killer” that terrorised prehistoric waters about 76 million years ...

It is almost midday and I am basking in the sun, letting the heat seep into my chilled bones. Watching my kids jump into the pool, I try to decide whether to admire the view, read a book or be brave ...

Baby dinosaurs weren’t coddled like lion cubs or elephant calves—they were more like prehistoric latchkey kids. New research ...

Get close to the prehistoric reptiles that returned from near extinction to become an emblem of conservation in south Florida ...