Pterosaurs as part of a spinosaur diet - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 2004 Jul 1;430(6995):33.
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Pterosaurs as part of a spinosaur diet
Eric Buffetaut et al. Nature. 2004.
Abstract
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.
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