New discoveries in the Dominican Republic suggest sebecids roamed the Caribbean as recently as 4.5 million years ago, long ...

A gharial is a peculiar creature with an unusual appearance and unique “snoring” sound it makes even while it’s awake!

The creatures cruised the world’s oceans with features we often associate with marine mammals, such as coats of blubber and ...

Some creatures made it from the prehistoric era to today. Discover 5 species that have survived since the age of dinosaurs.

furry creatures lived in the shadow of dinosaurs and are considered early mammal-like reptiles. They had advanced jaw structures and likely were warm-blooded, which are among the traits that link ...

Florida's invasive reptiles are unwanted. This means there is a goal to eliminate them. There is a difference between killing ...

Dinosaurs belong to the reptilian group known as diapsids, which also includes modern birds and reptiles like lizards. Mammals, on the other hand, have their roots in an entirely different branch ...

Knife-toothed reptiles called sebecids went extinct on the mainland 10 million years ago. New fossil evidence puts them on an island 4 million years ago.

Animals that rely exclusively on parthenogenesis to reproduce, like the flowerpot snake, are called obligate parthenogens, ...

A new study links fossilized flying reptile tracks to animals that made them. Fossilized footprints reveal a 160-million-year-old invasion as pterosaurs came down from the trees and onto the ground.

When danger strikes, humans usually have two choices — run or fight. But in the wild, some animals have figured out a third, ...