Crocodilians are often called living fossils, with their lineage dating back about 95 million years. They are members of the group Archosauria, which originated around 250 million years ago. The large ...

Crocodiles are the largest living reptiles on the planet – with saltwater crocodiles being the most massive of all. Saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) dwarf alligators and caimans and always ...

The 3-foot reptile was found resting under a crab apple tree in Bay County's Hampton Township, marking the first crocodilian ...

A famous Nile crocodile named Henry just celebrated a birthday last year, turning 124 in December. This living fossil currently resides at Crocworld Conservation Centre in South Africa, after being ...

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A Nile crocodile. Leigh Bedford via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0 We commonly refer to scaly, itchy skin rashes as “crocodile skin.” Scientists, however, have just proven that real crocodile ...