Evidence of a fearsome shark taking down a pterosaur in mid-flight. Researchers who studied the bones kept at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum say it's a rare glimpse of wildlife interactions in the age of dinosaurs - https://t.co/JEGFWSWmDh
Акулы Cretoxyrhina mantelli ловили птерозавров 80 млн лет назад! В позвонке птеранодона из Канзаса обнаружен акулий зуб. Возможно, ящер был хворым или усталым. В общем, напрасно он решил полетать у самой воды или присесть на нее. Иллюстрация: Mark Witton. https://t.co/hXQjx2DKLI https://t.co/d5D6gvj2Wo
Evidence for the Cretaceous shark Cretoxyrhina mantelli feeding on the pterosaur Pteranodon from the Niobrara Formation https://t.co/YpW3cQuPGW https://t.co/jX9TWowzvW
From the paper: "It is not possible to infer whether the bite reflects predatory or scavenging behaviour from the preserved material."
But t certainly makes for a spectacular image!
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