The nearly complete specimen of a known plesiosaur species is opening scientists’ eyes to the diversification of these ...

A remarkably complete plesiosaur fossil found in southern Germany is shedding light on the early evolution of these iconic ...

Plesiosaurs were long-necked reptiles that lived in the ocean during the time of the dinosaurs. While the area where this ...

A newly described plesiosaur fossil from southern Germany is providing crucial evidence about the diversification of these ...

This ancient creature ... our understanding of the creatures that preceded both crocodiles and birds. 237-million-year-old predator's fossil reveals land and water hunting abilities The find ...

New research from the State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart reconstructs Triassic terrestrial ecosystems using fossils ...

Rock strata and fossils from this period are particularly ... There were already predecessors of modern mammals, and predatory crocodile relatives encountered giant amphibians.

In addition to their association with Sobek, crocodiles had plenty of day-to-day experience being observed, and feared, by the ancient Egyptians they lived among. Nile crocodiles are still ...