A crocodile that looked like an ostrich and walked on two legs: that is what paleontologists have uncovered in Triassic rocks ...

The Triassic is one of the most important periods in the evolution of life on Earth. After one of the greatest mass extinctions 252 million years ago, not only the dinosaurs but also many other groups ...

The surprising discovery of a new species of extinct crocodile relative from the Triassic Favret Formation of Nevada, U.S., rewrites the story of life along the coasts during the first act of the Age ...

A newly discovered ancient crocodile cousin from a 210-million-year-old Triassic crocodile fossil reveals a powerful prehistoric crocodile predator built to crush larger prey. A newly identified ...

The reptile, a dinosaur look-alike called a shuvosaur, represents a long-awaited discovery that helps paleontologists fill a gap in the fossil record ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A recently discovered species of ancient crocodile was found to be much ...

Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did. These tanks of the Triassic came in a variety of shapes and sizes ...

Dating back 212 million years, it had no teeth, a beak, and walked on two feet. Yes, not very croc-like at all. Meet ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Scientists have identified a new species of extinct crocodile kin that ...