100-Million-Year-Old Ichthyosaur Fossil Reveals Last Meal and Cause of Death
A 100-million-year-old ichthyosaur fossil discovered in Australia has offered rare insight into the ancient marine food chain. Scientists used advanced scanning techniques to non-invasively identify the creature's stomach contents, which included fish, cephalopods, and a pterosaur. The fossil also bears severe bite marks, suggesting the ichthyosaur was itself attacked and likely killed by a Kronosaurus queenslandicus. This finding sheds new light on predator-prey relationships in Australia's prehistoric seas.
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