The new reptile species had previously been thought to belong to the American crocodile, which has a widespread range.

Jackson Njau's fascination with human origins started as a curious teen growing up a few hours from one of the most famous ...

Outrageous moments and over-the-top reactions—this prank compilation captures some of the most INSANE behavior caught in ...

Tyrannosaurus rex evolved in North America, but its direct ancestor came from Asia, crossing a land bridge connecting the continents more than 70 million years ago, according to a new study.

Most people picture the time of dinosaurs as a steamy, tropical world. But during the Late Cretaceous period, northern Alaska ...

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 ...

Fossils reveal that sebecids, long-extinct land predators, survived far longer in the Caribbean than previously thought, ...

New discoveries in the Dominican Republic suggest sebecids roamed the Caribbean as recently as 4.5 million years ago, long ...

Cicada season is dawning across the eastern US, this time with Brood XIV resurfacing for the first time since 2008. But as ...

The prehistoric crocodile relative may have tolerated both ... to an ancient lineage that split off before the last common ancestor of today’s alligators and crocodiles, carrying characteristics ...

The ancestors of today’s crocodylians survived two mass extinction events. A new study has revealed a key factor behind their ...

Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 150 million years. Compared to the mere 4–6 million years that scientists believe humans ...