Pterosaurs as part of a spinosaur diet
- 1 July 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 430 (6995) , 33
- https://doi.org/10.1038/430033a
Abstract
A remarkable specimen has been discovered of an Early Cretaceous pterosaur that has a tooth embedded in one of its cervical vertebrae: the tooth has been identified as one from a spinosaurid theropod dinosaur. This fossil is direct evidence that spinosaurs included items other than fish in their diet.Keywords
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