The Jurassic Period is one of the three prehistoric geological periods of the Mesozoic Era. It spans from 145 million to 201 ...

Utah researchers say they believe they now know how existing crocodile, alligator and gharial species survived a pair of mass ...

Our planet’s first known mass extinction happened about 440 million years ago. Species diversity on Earth had been increasing over a period of roughly 30 million years, but that would come to a halt ...

Discover how crocodiles survived two mass extinctions thanks to their flexible diets and habitats, according to research.

Learn why a comprehensive comparison of crocodile skulls, teeth, and jaws hints that generalists, not specialists are best ...

A new review of Triassic fossils from Germany reveals rich tetrapod diversity and links to modern biodiversity and climate ...

During the first period of the Mesozoic Era (Triassic Period), many new types ... of humans are leading to the extinction of animal species alive today. However, extinction is not a modern phenomenon.

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

By Stephen Beech Crocodiles' ability to eat almost anything helped their ancestors survive two mass extinctions, suggests new ...

The Triassic period ends where it does is because that ... event at the end where only certain animals make it through. Species that are more specialized typically have a harder time during ...

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

The fossil find includes at least 19 individuals of the species Buettnererpeton bakeri, which were as large as adult ...