References
Reference
McHenry, Colin et. al. (2005) Bottom-Feeding Plesiosaurs; Science, 310(7 October 2005), pp.75
Bottom-Feeding Plesiosaurs
Principal Author
Colin McHenry
Other Authors
Alex. G Cook, Stephen Wroe
Header
Academic paper
Journal
Science
Volume
310
Issue
7 October 2005
Pages
75
Abstract
Long-necked, small-headed elasmosaurid plesiosaurs were distinctive predators of the Mesozoic oceans. Historically, on the basis of morphology and gut contents, they have been considered specialist hunters of agile fish and cephalopods (1, 2). Here, we report that the fossilized stomach contents of two Australian elasmosaurids are dominated by bottom-dwelling invertebrates.
Language
English