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Happy #MosasaurMonday!
Last week, #Thalassotitan was making news for exemplifying what mosasaurs did best: killing anything & everything that lived alongside them! ๐ŸฆŽ๐Ÿ”ช
A ๐Ÿงต of fossil evidence for murder by mosasaur jaws...
๐ŸŽจ @MarkWitton
#paleontology #scicomm #fossils Image
First, let's talk about the new kid on the taxonomic block: Thalassotitan! It belongs to a group of mosasaurs called Prognathodontini, all bruisers with insanely powerful jaws & massive, serrated conical teeth - NOT adaptations for making friends!
๐ŸŽจ@AndreyAtuchin Image
Next, there is *abundant* evidence of facial biting among mosasaurs. Several Thalassotitan fossils possess bite marks, but perhaps the best example in any mosasaur is this 0.8m long Tylosaurus skull @FHSU_Paleo that is covered in deep gouges, while also having a broken neck. ImageImageImageImage
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