The American genetic engineering firm Colossal Biosciences recently announced to much fanfare it had "de-extincted" the dire ...

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

Crocodiles are some of the most fearsome apex predators on the planet, but this crocodilian ancestor puts our crocs to shame.

Earth was once ruled by giant reptiles. Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of tyrant lizards, crushed bones. Spinosaurus hunted in ...

Giant freshwater crayfish, longer and bulkier than today's species, roamed New Zealand 20 million years ago. They would have ...

(NEXSTAR) — This week, a Texas-based biosciences company, which aims to “de-extinct” animal species of the past (and ones ...

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

The creatures cruised the world’s oceans with features we often associate with marine mammals, such as coats of blubber and ...

Researchers examined teeth and skulls of 99 extinct crocodylomorph species and 20 living crocodylian species to reconstruct ...

Most people think of crocodylians as living fossils— stubbornly unchanged, prehistoric relics that have ruled the world's swampiest corners for ...

With that in mind, here are a few extinct species we hope scientists never revive. The ancient crocodiles of the Deinosuchus ... at one time, the largest predator in North America, according ...