This "living fossil" can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it survived predatory dinosaurs. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Gars are the ultimate living fossils, having changed at an incredibly slow pace since their ancestors emerged during the dinosaur age 150 million years ago, scientists have revealed. This leisurely ...

A fossil unearthed in a small pond in 2005 has now been linked to a new ancient species of alligator after nearly two decades of research. The fossil was first discovered in Nakhon Ratchasima, the ...

A “living fossil” not native to Kansas was recently caught in a southeastern river, but how it got there is a mystery. Now, state fisheries biologists can’t help but ask, “What’s an alligator gar ...

Where it lives: Rivers, reservoirs and coastal bays in southwestern U.S. states, down to Veracruz, Mexico What it eats: Crabs, fish, birds, mammals, turtles, and carrion Why it's awesome: With their ...