Uncovering the Dark Secrets of Mosasaurs: Cannibal Sea Dragons
By Utrecht University Based on new technology and fossil findings, recent studies on mosasaurs provide insight into their evolutionary ties, eating patterns, and evolution, illuminating topics such as cannibalism and the group's beginnings. In 1766, mosasaurs—extinct sea lizards—were first found in the Netherlands, close to Maastricht. The study of fossilized creatures having backbones, known as vertebrate paleontology, was aided by this discovery. The most thorough investigation into the early ecology and development of these extinct sea predators ...