Crocodiles are some of the oldest reptiles on Earth with a history stretching back millions of years. While today’s crocodiles are already impressive predators, their ancient ancestors were often on a ...

The earliest ancestors of the crocodile evolved around 235 million years ago. These prehistoric predators have an impressive array of abilities, some of which helped their predecessors survive two ...

A newly identified crocodile species nicknamed “Lucy’s hunter” prowled Ethiopia’s rivers when Lucy’s species walked the Earth more than 3 million years ago. The giant predator was likely the most ...

Scientists have discovered a new species of giant prehistoric crocodile that would have weighed half a tonne, grown up to 15ft in length and likely terrorised our ancestors as they roamed the African ...