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The fish were biting in ancient Alabama: Tooth found embedded in Cretaceous apex predator's neck

The oceans of the Cretaceous of North America teemed with life. Gigantic fish and enormous marine reptiles hunted the Western Interior Sea. A unique new fossil demonstrates rare evidence of direct conflict between these apex predators.

The fish were biting in ancient Alabama: Tooth found embedded in Cretaceous apex predator's neck
Image: Phys.org
The oceans of the Cretaceous of North America teemed with life. Gigantic fish and enormous marine reptiles hunted the Western Interior Sea. A unique new fossil demonstrates rare evidence of direct conflict between these apex predators.

Originally published at Phys.org

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