Leaving the field is always bittersweet. After a week scrambling over rocks in search of fossils, a warm shower and cozy bed are the ultimate luxuries. But no matter what an expedition was like, I ...

The remains of a crocodile-like species were first spotted by some villagers last week Researchers in India have discovered the fossilised remains of a rare crocodile-like species from the Jurassic ...

Ancient reptilian carnivores that resembled modern crocodiles were fearsome hunters, but their scaly armor and sharp teeth couldn’t protect them from parasites, scientists have discovered.

SOUTHERN UTAH – Paleontologists from the University of Utah have recently discovered the remains of several small fish and a phytosaur in southern Utah. Carrie Levitt is the collections manager of the ...

If you visit the Hall of Vertebrate Origins at the American Museum of Natural History, you’ll find a mounted skeleton of Rutiodon carolinensis, a member of the superficially crocodile-like order ...

A snub-nosed fossil that lived in the Triassic Period has filled a gap in the fossil record among the earliest phytosaurs – a group of early, crocodilian-like reptiles. The fossil, which has been ...

A quiet village near Jaisalmer has revealed a piece of deep history. Locals digging near a lake in Megha stumbled on fossil remains that scientists now confirm belong to a prehistoric reptile called a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a Jurassic-era creature in the Jaisalmer area of Rajasthan, which resembles a crocodile. The fossil has been named a phytosaur, and according to researchers, it could be ...

Researchers in India have discovered the fossilised remains of a rare crocodile-like species from the Jurassic era in the western state of Rajasthan. The fossil, known as a phytosaur, measures between ...