In a major scientific step to understand the biology of this iconic apex predator and sharks in general, the entire genome of the white shark has now been decoded in …read more Source:: Science
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The 210-million-year-old Smok was crushing bones like a hyena
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•Coprolites, or fossil droppings, of the dinosaur-like archosaur Smok wawelski contain lots of chewed-up bone fragments. This led researchers to conclude that this top predator was exploiting bones for salt …read more Source:: Science
25 years of fossil collecting yields clearest picture of extinct 12-foot aquatic predator
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•More than two decades of exploration at a Pennsylvania fossil site have given paleontologists their best idea of how a giant, prehistoric predator would have looked and behaved. …read more Source:: Science
A 508-million-year-old sea predator with a ‘jackknife’ head
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•Paleontologists have revisited a tiny yet fierce ancient sea creature called Habelia optata that has confounded scientists since it was discovered more than a century ago. Analysis of new fossil …read more Source:: Science