A skull from the now extinct ‘Herugavialis cairensis’ was discovered in the 1920s—and is also missing part of its nose.

A skull found nearly a century ago has helped Egyptian and European researchers revise part of the crocodile family tree, ...

Herugavialis is the new name for a fossil found in the same rocks that built the Great Sphinx. The reptile is a unique branch ...

Marine origins: The Mokattam Formation limestone was formed in ancient shallow seas, rich in nummulite fossils, during the Lutetian stage. Monumental use: This limestone was quarried in ancient Egypt ...

A new species of extinct crocodile from Egypt has been discovered, sharing more than just its home with the Great Sphinx.

The Sphinx is one of ancient Egypt's most enigmatic monuments, and now scientists have found that it could be hiding a very ...

Scientists say they have identified an extinct crocodile species from about 45 million years ago in the limestone formation ...

Why did a new species of crocodile emerge from the rock that carved the Sphinx?In fact, stones from ancient ruins are often ...

A fossil discovered in Egypt in the 1920s has been identified as a new crocodilian species. Scientists found that its missing ...

Paleontologists identified a new crocodilian species from fossilized remains found in the bedrock of the Great Sphinx, dating ...

Learn more about Herugavialis cairensis, an extinct crocodile species whose fossil came from the same rocks as the Great ...