#paleontologists — Public Fediverse posts
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The #Megaraptor Had Giant Claws and an Appetite for Crocodilians
A #fossil of the 23-foot-tall #predator could help unlock secrets of an order of #dinosaurs that remain poorly understood.
As the team of #paleontologists worked on the remains, they realized that a bone tucked between the jaws was not from the #skeleton: it was, instead, the upper arm bone of a #crocodile relative. The dinosaur’s teeth were actually touching the crocodile bone.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/science/megaraptor-fossil-crocodile.html
https://archive.ph/NDhhG
