The identity of a massive prehistoric crocodile that lived 180 million years ago has finally been determined, nearly 250 years after its fossils were first discovered. "Mystriosaurus looked like a ...

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Paleontologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a crocodile species that roamed the Earth about 148 million years ago during the Late Jurassic epoch, an advance which sheds light on the evolution ...

Scientists have discovered an ancient species known to be the “sister” of modern-day crocodiles, according to a new study. It was a two-meter long, highly aggressive predator that swam the coasts ...

A prehistoric crocodile that lived around 180 million years ago has been identified -- almost 250 years after the discovery of it fossil remains. A prehistoric crocodile that lived around 180 million ...

While birds are a more direct ancestor to ancient dinosaurs, crocodiles come with a similarly ancient lineage. With a species who's life stretches hundreds of millions of years, there are bound to be ...

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Journeying back to the Jurassic era, scientists used cutting-edge tech to uncover the secrets about Orthosuchus stormbergi, a ...

A new study has uncovered a new thalattosuchian – an ancient ‘sister’ of modern-day crocodiles’ ancestors. The discovery of Turnersuchus hingleyae follows an impressive unearthing of fossils on the ...

A research team, led by scientists at the University of York, mapped the family tree of the ferocious ambush-predators and their extinct relatives known as Pseudosuchia. They then compared this with ...

A prehistoric crocodile that lived around 180 million years ago has been identified - almost 250 years after the discovery of it fossil remains. A fossil skull found in a Bavarian town in the 1770s ...