The reptile was named Crocodylus lucivenator, meaning “Lucy’s hunter.” The name references Lucy, one of the most famous early ...

Scientists discover half-tonne, 15ft giant crocodile that hunted our ancestor ‘Lucy’ - Extinct crocodile species had peculiar ...

The pet dog was taken by a large croc, believed to be up to 4m, on Spring Creek in the rural community of Mowbray south of ...

Wildlife trafficking has increasingly moved online, making it harder to monitor but leaving behind digital clues. Researchers ...

Long before mammals dominated the land and even before the most famous dinosaurs appeared, Earth was home to a wide variety ...

Researchers discovered that a 215-million-year-old reptile started life on four legs and switched to two as an adult.

The largest crocodilians on Earth represent some of the most powerful predators ever to inhabit rivers and wetlands. Species such as saltwater crocodiles and Nile crocodiles can grow to enormous sizes ...

The More You Know: This week, researchers successfully reconstructed videos from the brain activity of mice. According to a new study, female birds are more likely to sing when their extended families ...

A "peculiar" ancient relative of the crocodile which experts believe began life on four legs before, in adulthood, it learned ...

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 ...

OUR early human ancestors faced a life-threatening monster lurking in rivers and lakes. Scientists have uncovered evidence of a giant mega-croc beast that measured up to a whooping 15 feet in ...