Researchers examined teeth and skulls of 99 extinct crocodylomorph species and 20 living crocodylian species to reconstruct their dietary ecology and identify characteristics that helped some groups ...

By Stephen Beech Crocodiles' ability to eat almost anything helped their ancestors survive two mass extinctions, suggests new ...

A reanalysis of paleomagnetic poles provides tighter bounds on the style and rate of motions of our whole planet with respect ...

For scientists and conservationists, knowing how species survive planetary crises can lead to more effective protection of vulnerable species.

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In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

Researchers examined teeth and skulls of 99 extinct crocodylomorph species and 20 living crocodylian species to reconstruct their dietary ecology and identify characteristics that helped some groups ...

For years, a mysterious fossil specimen defied categorization, until one paleontologist made a surprising discovery.

Footprints of tail-clubbed armored dinosaurs, ankylosaurids, have been discovered for the first time, thanks to fossil ...

The idea that extreme heat could one day cause a mass extinction and end the dominance of humans is not as farfetched as it ...

As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began its final crawling retreat from North America to the Arctic toward the end of ...

In another part of his life, Hank Haney would have been at Augusta National this week. As Tiger Woods’ swing coach from ...