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

Saltwater crocodiles are widely described as the largest living reptiles on Earth, and their physical dimensions help explain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare fossil of Joaquinraptor casali from Patagonia reveals a powerful predator that may have dined on crocodiles. (CREDIT: The ...

One massive crocodile has been blamed for hundreds of deaths, earning a reputation as one of the most feared predators on ...

At a glance, alligators and crocodiles look nearly identical. Both are massive reptiles with armored skin, powerful jaws and ...

Researchers have named the new species Crocodylus lucivenator, or Lucy's hunter. The post Study finds crocodile-like predator preyed on man’s ancestors appeared first on Talker.

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, ...

A Nile Crocodile, the bigger predator of the Nile River and Spotted thick-knee, spotted dikkop or Cape thick-knee (Burhinus capensis) adullt and chick sitting on her terrestrial nest. Hermanus, Whale ...

Kostensuchus atrox was a top predator which lived just before the extinction of the dinosaurs, and likely chomped on them A newly-discovered species of a large, crocodile-relative predator has been ...

Few animal stories sit as uneasily between fact and folklore as the tale of Gustave, the massive Nile crocodile blamed for years of deadly attacks in Central Africa. Depending on who tells it, he was ...

The reptile was named Crocodylus lucivenator, meaning “Lucy’s hunter.” The name references Lucy, one of the most famous early ...