The animals that once roamed the earth were far larger and more sizable than we can wrap our heads around. Such is the case of the Barinasuchus, an ancient crocodilian that was far larger than even a ...

The crocodilian edition of hemoglobins -- the scuba tanks of the blood -- work so well that crocs can go hours without air. The hyper-efficiency of that adaptation has led some biologists to wonder ...

Understanding the crocodilian genome can help scientists better understand birds. The DNA in alligators, crocodiles and gharials is about 93 percent identical across the genome. By comparison, a human ...

Crocodiles already inspire fear at their modern size, but today’s saltwater crocodiles are only a shadow of what once lived in Earth’s rivers and wetlands. The fossil record shows that some ...

Animal-borne camera reveals that alligators may attempt to capture prey most often at night, even though the calculated probability of catching prey is highest in the morning, according to a study ...

Journeying back to the Jurassic era, scientists used cutting-edge tech to uncover the secrets about Orthosuchus stormbergi, a small, early crocodile ancestor. Their results are published in the ...

When people think of crocodilians, gharials are often overlooked. But these long-snouted reptiles are among the most unusual ...

It's been a long time, but they're still the same reptiles you knew 90 million years ago. Well, almost. Crocodilian species have kept a large majority of their genetic makeup through time, according ...

Learn more about how this rare find gives researchers a glimpse at the predator-prey relationship these prehistoric creatures had. The ability to fly won’t save you from becoming a land predator’s ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In the slow-moving freshwater of the Amazon River basin, a dark, scaly crocodilian known as the black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is attempting a ...

What it eats: Fish. Juveniles also eat insects, frogs and crustaceans. You may like Prehistoric water-dwelling weirdo with sideways teeth and a twisted jaw was already a 'living fossil' 275 million ...