The specimen was long mislabeled, according to a new study. Paleontologists identified it as a previously undescribed genus ...

The Mokattam Formation, a thick limestone bedrock layer in Egypt, provided the primary material for the Sphinx and the Great ...

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

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

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

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

Eyewitness accounts from 1664 to 1897 describe a rock-cut chamber inside the Great Sphinx, roughly 26 feet in each dimension, ...

Eyewitness accounts from 1664 to 1897 describe a rock-cut chamber inside the Great Sphinx, roughly 26 feet in each dimension, accessed through a vertical shaft in its back. Multiple explorers ...

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

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

Scientists analyzing an ancient fossil embedded in the same limestone used to build the Sphinx of Giza have made a staggering discovery. The international research team examined the ...

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