The fossilized leg bone of the terror bird went unidentified for almost 20 years. Nearly 12 million years ago, the largest ...

Even crocodiles can set Guinness World Records. Cassius, an Australian saltwater crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus ), set the ...

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A team of scientists has found that the prehistoric ancestors of crocodiles were prevented from evolving into deep divers ...

A Colombian rancher has discovered a fossilized bone that points to the existence of a giant terror bird species. The fossil, ...

By the late nineties, they were thought to be extinct ... The Siamese crocodile’s role as a flagship species — chosen to represent an environmental cause similar to giant pandas in China ...

By the late nineties, they were thought to be extinct. But a 2000 survey ... The Siamese crocodile’s role as a flagship ...

A FLESH-EATING bird has been uncovered after nearly 12 million years in a Colombian desert. Scientists revealed this extinct “Terror Bird” was the largest of its kind but explained which ...

Paleobiologists have found that the sinuses of ocean dwelling relatives of modern-day crocodiles prevented them from evolving into deep divers like whales and dolphins.

One of the most striking aspects of the tuatara is its slow, steady pace of life. These reptiles are built for longevity, with some individuals living over 100 years. Their metabolism is incredibly ...

Colorado, a mammal lived in a swampy area similar to modern-day Louisiana — a mammal significantly larger than its furry ...

A series celebrating 200 years of dinosaurs continues as palaeontology undergraduate Harry Bridger shares his experience investigating dinosaur eye size.