Scientists have discovered a “hypercarnivore” crocodile-relative species in Argentina that terrorised dinosaurs in the region with its powerful jaw and big teeth. The new species has been named ...

A fossil found in Argentina shows that up to the very end of the age of dinosaurs, they faced serious competition from other reptile species. A life reconstruction of Kostensuchus, a large, ...

A ferocious relative of the crocodile that hunted dinosaurs has been discovered, a forgotten superpredator from the ...

Seventy million years ago, southern Patagonia was home to dinosaurs, turtles, and mammals—but also to a fierce crocodile-like predator. A newly discovered fossil, astonishingly well-preserved, reveals ...

Paleontologists have discovered the fossilized remains of a crocodile "hypercarnivore" that lived in what is now Argentina some 70 million years ago—and it ate dinosaurs. Named Kostensuchus atrox, the ...

Scientists have identified a new crocodile precursor that looked deceptively dinosaur-like and hunted with speed and precision. Named Tainrakuasuchus bellator, the armored “warrior” lived 240 million ...

At first glance, alligators and crocodiles appear nearly identical, armoured reptiles with powerful tails, sharp teeth, and fearsome reputations. Yet, these ancient predators belong to separate ...

Seventy million years ago, southern Patagonia was a warm, seasonally wet landscape where dinosaurs, turtles, frogs, and mammals thrived. Hidden within its floodplains, a powerful predator stalked its ...