A new study indicates the giant reptile Deinosuchus is not a close relative of modern alligators, as scientists previously ...

One of the largest crocodilians that ever lived preyed on dinosaurs. New research has found the fearsome Deinosuchus had a ...

The prehistoric crocodile relative may have tolerated both freshwater and saltwater habitats, allowing it to conquer North ...

A long time ago, strange predators roamed the Caribbean — not just birds and snakes, but land-dwelling crocodiles that ...

How a pioneering herpetologist, his son, and a dedicated researcher are fighting to save Sri Lanka’s oldest predators from ...

These sebecids were the last survivors of a group of ancient crocodile relatives called Notosuchia. Unlike today’s crocodiles ...

Having even a moderate tolerance for salt would have greatly benefited ancient crocodile relatives as climate shifts reshaped their habitats, said Dr. Evon Hekkala, a professor and chair of the ...

Deinosuchus had a wide snout like an alligator’s. But unlike alligators, it thrived in salty waters. It lived between 82 and ...

The discovery of the new species of crocodile sheds fresh light on the need for conservation efforts.

Long thought extinct, sebecid fossils found in the Dominican Republic are rewriting what we know about ancient predators in ...