Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa ...

A rescue team from Australian Reptile Park successfully captured a freshwater crocodile found swimming hundreds of miles ...

Learn how the newly identified crocodile Crocodylus lucivenator lived alongside Lucy’s species in ancient Ethiopia — and why ...

Stephanie Kirsop didn't believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home. The family ...

Peer-reviewed speed studies show that most crocodilians top out well below the pace of an average human sprint, challenging a persistent myth that these reptiles can chase down people on land.

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, ...

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

Recent crocodile sightings in floodwaters in the Northern Territory have prompted widespread concern, particularly in the ...

Over three million years ago, the wetlands of ancient Ethiopia were dominated by an ambush predator that dwarfed early human ...

In a famous fossil bed in Brazil, researchers have discovered a new treasure of ...