Ancient Marine Reptile's Stealthy Hunting Tactics Unveiled
TL;DR
A groundbreaking 183-million-year-old fossil of an ichthyosaur's flipper reveals new features called chondroderms, suggesting these marine reptiles were silent, stealthy hunters capable of ambushing prey, which could revolutionize our understanding of their biology and evolution.
- “I Was Stunned Into Silence”: 183-Million-Year-Old Fossil Contains First-Ever Giant Ichthyosaur Soft Tissues IFLScience
- Adaptations for stealth in the wing-like flippers of a large ichthyosaur Nature
- How an ancient marine predator snuck up on its prey Science News
- Fossil discovery reveals ancient giant marine reptile relied on stealth while hunting in darkness Phys.org
- Dinosaur-age marine reptile flippers could solve noise pollution cosmosmagazine.com
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