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

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

Scientists discover half-tonne, 15ft giant crocodile that hunted our ancestor ‘Lucy’ - Extinct crocodile species had peculiar, large hump in the middle of its snout ...

Stephanie Kirsop didn't believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home. The family ...

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

Peer-reviewed speed studies show that most crocodilians top out well below the pace of an average human sprint, challenging a persistent myth that these reptiles can chase down people on land.

A research team led by Dr. Márton Rabi from the Biogeology Department of the University of Tübingen, together with Máté ...

Researchers discovered that a 215-million-year-old reptile started life on four legs and switched to two as an adult.

A Western Australian police officer recounted how he captured a freshwater crocodile that wandered into a residential backyard before safely relocating it back to the river.