The first four-legged vertebrates did not grow up like tadpoles after all. That idea has shaped the story of life on land for ...

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

A newly discovered ancient crocodile cousin from a 210-million-year-old Triassic crocodile fossil reveals a powerful prehistoric crocodile predator built to crush larger prey. A newly identified ...

Sharks and crocodiles clash in areas where freshwater meets saltwater. Crocodiles dominate shallow water; sharks excel in deeper water. Most encounters end with one predator retreating to avoid injury ...

In fact, in areas where habitats overlap, the appearance that crocodile predators leopard has been observed many times before, but in reverse there is no case of witnessing once. In the South African ...

Learn how the newly identified crocodile Crocodylus lucivenator lived alongside Lucy’s species in ancient Ethiopia — and why researchers say it may have been the region’s most dangerous predator. More ...