New Fossil Discovery Indicates Mosasaurs Could Thrive in Freshwater Environments

New Fossil Discovery Indicates Mosasaurs Could Thrive in Freshwater Environments

Paleontologists have discovered a 66-million-year-old Mosasaurus tooth within the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota, USA. This find reinforces the idea that mosasaurs, often viewed as marine reptiles, also hunted in freshwater rivers. Artist’s reconstruction of the Hell Creek Mosasaurus. Image credit: Christopher DiPiazza. “Mosasaurs were apex predators in marine environments, diversifying during the Late [...] The post New Fossil Discovery I…

Mosasaurs Could Inhabit Freshwater Environments, New Fossil Discovery Suggests

Paleontologists have unearthed a 66-million-year-old mosasaurine tooth in the Hell Creek Formation in North Dakota, the United States. The post Mosasaurs Could Inhabit Freshwater Environments, New Fossil Discovery Suggests appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.