Posts Tagged ‘Fossil Predators’

Giant Fossil Predator Provides Insights Into the Rise of Modern Marine Ecosystem Structures

An international team of scientists has described a fossil marine predator measuring 8.6 meters in length (about 28 feet) recovered from the Nevada desert in 2010 as representing the first top predator in marine food chains feeding on prey similar to its own size. A paper with their description will appear the week of Jan. […]