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This Prehistoric Fossil Found In Australia Shows A Pterosaur That Was Eaten By An Ichthyosaur That Was Eaten By A Pliosaur
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In 2019, a group of amateur fossil hunters set out to explore a public “fossicking” site in Australia, where the public is welcome to search for gems, stones, and fossils.
But when museum officials took a closer look, they realized that the fossil hunters had uncovered an extremely rare “three-tier predator interaction.”
The fossil hunters had found the bones of an ichthyosaur.
This extraordinary fossil records a trophic interaction between a pterosaur eaten by an ichthyosaur that was then partly consumed by a giant pliosaur.
After reading about the stunning fossil that showed a pterosaur eaten by an ichthyosaur eaten by a pliosaur, look through this fascinating collection of dinosaur facts.