Around 4,500 years ago, ancient Egyptians carved the Great Sphinx of Giza out of limestone in the Mokattam rock formation. Little did they know, the material they were digging through preserved ...

Scientists have identified a new extinct crocodilian species in 45-million-year-old Egyptian fossils. Named Herugavialis ...

Many fossils found in the early 20th century were given a quick glance before being labeled and stored, but a second look often yields surprises.

The ancient reptile has just two living relatives, both of which are endangered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Once feared extinct, the Siamese crocodile is making a slow comeback in Cambodia thanks to conservation efforts. After being ...

The Sphinx is one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic monuments, and now scientists have found that it could be hiding a very unusual secret.

Learn more about Herugavialis cairensis, an extinct crocodile species whose fossil came from the same rocks as the Great Sphinx. What do the Great Sphinx and the newly discovered extinct crocodile ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

New study uses digital reconstructions of living and extinct crocodylians to untangle the evolutionary history of long-snouted crocodiles. Although modern crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and gharials ...

Keeping to warm climates throughout their 250-million-year history may have helped crocodiles and their relatives survive the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, finds a new study led by UCL ...

Triceratops, and all other non-avian dinosaurs vanished. Only one branch of the dinosaur family tree survived—birds. But what ...

Its fossils came from rocks formed in ancient rivers and lakes in what is now the Atlas Mountains of southeastern Morocco.