Ancient Crocodile Species That Walked on Land Once Ruled Australia's Lost World ...

The sight of a saltwater crocodile basking on a mudbank is one of the most iconic and intimidating images of northern ...

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, ...

A University of Iowa-led research team looks forward to paleontologists paying more attention to lesser researched species, such as crocodiles, after adding a new apex predator to the fossil record.

Crocodiles are more than just stealthy predators. They are also phenomenal athletes, hurling themselves vertically out of the ...

Few animal stories sit as uneasily between fact and folklore as the tale of Gustave, the massive Nile crocodile blamed for years of deadly attacks in Central Africa. Depending on who tells it, he was ...

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 - ...

Crocodiles are often described as animals that barely changed after the age of dinosaurs, though that impression tends to ...

Crocodiles may look terrifying, but scientists say these giant reptiles are among the most hardworking mothers in the animal ...