Imagine a world where furry mammals scuttle under the feet of gigantic dinosaurs, not yet destined to rule the Earth. It’s a ...

That happened during two mass extinction events. The first was during the end-Triassic, about 201.4 million years ago. The ...

Utah researchers think they now know how existing crocodiles and alligators were able to survive the last two extinctions.

Discover how crocodiles survived two mass extinctions thanks to their flexible diets and habitats, according to research.

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

Most people think of crocodilians as living fossils—stubbornly unchanged, prehistoric relics that have ruled the world's ...

This period was preceded by the Triassic Period and followed by the Cretaceous Period. It was a time of significant changes ...

The idea that extreme heat could one day cause a mass extinction and end the dominance of humans is not as farfetched as it ...

"There has been a bewildering array of different ecological roles for crocodylomorphs, from terrestrial herbivores and ...

For scientists and conservationists, knowing how species survive planetary crises can lead to more effective protection of vulnerable species.

This allowed time to review species that would have lived around the time of the end-Triassic extinction, about 201 million years ago, and the end-Cretaceous extinction, 66 million years ago.