Thursday, September 24, 2009

T-Rex of the Seas

Paleontologists have unearthed the nearly complete remains of an immense ichthyosaur with serrated teeth, an evolutionary innovation that would have rendered the behemoth the top predator in its ecosystem.

- Science News (link here)

They are just not making top predators like they used to.

Also note the University of Chicago connection: vertebrate paleontologist Nadia Frobisch.

1 comment:

Elizabeth said...

Unfortunately, species go extinct faster than they emerge.