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The diversity of jaw and snout scales in different crocodilian species is the result of changes in mechanical parameters.

Crocodile head scales emerge from the mechanics of growing tissues

Biological diversity is not just the result of genes.

dinosaur on top of mountain rock

Dinosaurs’ range of locomotion made them incredibly adaptable; study

Dinosaurs’ success helped by specialized stance and gait.

gliding reptile Kuehneosaurus

200-million-year-old flying reptile discovered in Somerset

The animals either fell or their bones were washed into caves and cracks in the limestone.

Some ancient crocodiles

Study deciphers the unexpectedly complex history of crocodiles

Scientists are peeling back the layers to find out how the surviving species came to be.

fossilized cervical vertebra

Newly discovered Archosaur species show that the ancestor of Dinosaurs and Pterosaurs was armored

Newly described 235-million-year-old fossil had armored plates above its backbone.

Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles 250 million years ago

Ancient giant amphibians swam like crocodiles 250 million years ago

Ancient 2m-long amphibians swam like crocodiles long before true crocodiles existed, according to a study published March 29, 2023 in the open-access journal PLOS...

Image showing nile crocodile

Crocodiles could save us from deadly infections, study

It’s the first time this function has been found in any plant or animal.

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