#thalassotitan — Public Fediverse posts
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'Sea monsters' were real millions of years ago. New #fossils tell about their rise and fall
https://theconversation.com/sea-monsters-were-real-millions-of-years-ago-new-fossils-tell-about-their-rise-and-fall-191089#Thalassotitan atrox, a giant predatory mosasaurid from the upper Maastrichtian phosphates of #Morocco https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667122001793
Most #mosasaurs had long jaws and small teeth to catch fish. But Thalassotitan had a short, wide snout and strong jaws, shaped like those of a #KillerWhale. The anatomy tells us this #mosasaur was adapted to attack and tear apart large animals.