A fossil from New Mexico’s Ghost Ranch, long misidentified, has been reclassified as a new crocodylomorph species, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa, dating back 210 million years. Advanced imaging revealed a ...

Crocodylomorphs were a highly morphologically and ecologically diverse clade. These extinct crocodile relatives had a much richer variety of skull shapes than living crocodilians, suggesting a wide ...

About 210 million years ago, on a humid riverbank in what is now northern New Mexico, two small crocodile relatives stood ...

Researchers have recently employed MRI technology to examine the brains of Nile crocodiles, unveiling new insights into brain evolution and how mammals and birds developed ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: “Wadisuchus provides critical insights into the early diversification, palaeobiogeography, and cranial evolution of Dyrosauridae, confirming ...

Alligators and crocodiles may look like prehistoric twins, but their differences run deeper than their armored skin. From snout shapes to toothy grins, each has unique traits shaped by millions of ...