Sometime around 210 million years ago, in what is now the badlands of New Mexico, a mudslide froze an ancient ecosystem in ...

A strange crocodile relative that may have shifted from four legs to two is shedding light on convergent evolution and the hidden diversity of Triassic ecosystems. A “peculiar” reptile from the age of ...

This happened on the final approach, leading to a sudden center of gravity shift, leading to loss of control and either a ...

Imagine a crocodile that would rather sprint than swim. It dashes over dry ground on long, slender legs like a reptilian ...

"I have not seen this many crocodiles in the floodwaters around Katherine before," said the mayor of the Australian town Alamy Police in Australia are warning residents that crocodiles are "absolutely ...

Police in Australia's Northern Territory warned of crocodiles "absolutely everywhere" on Sunday and said they had moved more than 1,000 people across the state into shelter after massive floods. The ...

Artist’s reconstruction of Sonselasuchus cedrus in its environment in what is now Petrified Forest National Park, 215 million years ago. Credit: Gabriel Ugueto. When you picture an ancient crocodile ...

A new species of amphibian that lived 150 million years ago has been discovered in Portugal. The tiny animal was one of the earliest species belonging to a mysterious group of amphibians that lived ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As floods ravage Mozambique, crocodiles are appearing in submerged towns and responsible for at least three deaths. In the town of Xai-Xai, the provincial capital of Gaza ...

Holly Williams is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in the network's CBS London bureau. Williams joined CBS News in July 2012, and has more than 25 years of experience covering major news ...

American crocodiles, once near extinction, now number between 1,500 to 2,000 adults, primarily in South Florida. Though shy by nature, crocodiles are predatory animals and people should use caution ...