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As Fischer and the team will report on Thursday, 1 May, at 11:25 CEST, they combined data on the phylogenetic relationships of hundreds of marine reptile lineages to analyze how extinctions were ...
A marine reptile called an ichthyosaur ripped into the nutritious torso of a slightly smaller marine reptile 240 million years ago, swallowed it and promptly died, according to a new study.
Consequently, these marine reptiles likely possessed stiffened necks and waited to ambush their prey. But Tanystropheus 's predators apparently also took advantage of the long neck for their own gain.
Now, paleontologists have found direct fossil evidence of prehistoric, long-necked marine reptiles being decapitated by predators. While dinosaurs ruled the land, marine reptiles prowled the seas.
As if the age of the dinosaurs wasn't terrifying enough, scientists have now found evidence that long-necked marine reptiles were brutally decapitated by predators. According to a paper published ...
Dinosaurs and these marine reptiles were wiped out after an asteroid struck the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. The dust particles from the impact blocked out the sun for months and drove many ...
The saltwater crocodile, also known as the combed crocodile, is not only the largest living reptile but also one of the most ...
The first flying fish may have evolved to escape marine reptile predators, researchers say. Save Create your free profile or log in to save this article Oct. 30, 2012, 4:19 PM PDT / Source ...
Imagine a sea creature so massive it makes a whale look small—that’s the giant ichthyosaur! This prehistoric marine reptile, ...
ABQ BioPark’s reptile building reopened to the public on Friday after closing for renovations about two months prior. One of ...
The La Venta fossil site in Colombia is home to a rich fossil record, yielding a particularly diverse set of vertebrate ...