March 9, 2012Ancient Armored Fish vs. Flying Reptile
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![]() PLoS One An ancient armored fish was fossilized in the act of attacking and drowning a pterosaur in a toxic Jurassic lake, revealing that the winged reptiles were victims of a wide variety of carnivores, scientists find. Pterosaurs dominated the skies during the Age of Dinosaurs. Still, flight did not always ensure them safety — researchers have recently discovered that Velociraptor dined on the flying reptiles. TAGGED: predation, fossils, fish, pterosaurs RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
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