Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa ...

Scientists have been studying a new species of huge prehistoric crocodile that could have seen our early human ancestors as a ...

Scientists discover half-tonne, 15ft giant crocodile that hunted our ancestor ‘Lucy’ - Extinct crocodile species had peculiar ...

A "peculiar" ancient relative of the crocodile which experts believe began life on four legs before, in adulthood, it learned how to walk on just two has been revealed in a new study. Named ...

Learn how the newly identified crocodile Crocodylus lucivenator lived alongside Lucy’s species in ancient Ethiopia — and why ...

Researchers identified a series of 9-inch-long prints as belonging to an extinct ancestor of the modern crocodile. The animal appeared to walk on two feet. (Anthony Romilio, The University of ...

Researchers have named the new species Crocodylus lucivenator, or Lucy's hunter. The post Study finds crocodile-like predator preyed on man’s ancestors appeared first on Talker.

Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa ...

The reptile was named Crocodylus lucivenator, meaning “Lucy’s hunter.” The name references Lucy, one of the most famous early ...

In the Western Desert of Egypt, an ancient crocodile-like species was found. Mihajlo Stojkovic via Unsplash During the era of the late Cretaceous, the land that now sits in modern-day Egypt was far ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: “Wadisuchus provides critical insights into the early diversification, palaeobiogeography, and cranial evolution of Dyrosauridae, confirming ...