The giant crocodiles that fed on large dinosaurs that strayed into Cretaceous wetlands were not closely related to modern ...

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

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

Scientists claim to have cracked the code that led to a massive prehistoric reptile known as the ‘terror crocodile’ to become ...

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

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass ...

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Scientists now say Deinosuchus was not an alligatoroid at all. Unlike its freshwater cousins, it retained the salt glands ...

Utah researchers think they now know how existing crocodiles and alligators were able to survive the last two extinctions.

"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

(CNN) — A massive, extinct reptile that once snacked on dinosaurs had a broad snout like an alligator’s, but it owed its success to a trait that modern alligators lack: tolerance for salt water.