Pterosaurs as part of a spinosaur diet

Pterosaurs as part of a spinosaur diet

A remarkable specimen has been discovered of an Early Cretaceous pterosaur that has a tooth embedded in one of its cervical vertebrae: the tooth has been identified as one from a spinosaurid theropod dinosaur. This fossil is direct evidence that spinosaurs included items other than fish in their die...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature 2004-07, Vol.429 (6995), p.33-33
Hauptverfasser: Buffetaut, Eric, Martill, David, Escuillié, François
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animals
Biodiversity
Brazil
Cretaceous
Diet
Dinosaurs - anatomy & histology
Dinosaurs - physiology
Fossils
Predation
Predatory Behavior
Pterosauria
Spine - anatomy & histology
Spinosauridae
Tooth
Vertebrae
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Zusammenfassung:A remarkable specimen has been discovered of an Early Cretaceous pterosaur that has a tooth embedded in one of its cervical vertebrae: the tooth has been identified as one from a spinosaurid theropod dinosaur. This fossil is direct evidence that spinosaurs included items other than fish in their diet.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/430033a