Pterosaurs as part of a spinosaur diet.
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.
Buffetaut
Eric
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CNRS, 16 cour du Liégat, 75013 Paris, France. buffetaut@wanadoo.fr
Martill
David
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Escuillié
François
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D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004032:Diet; D025061:Dinosaurs / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D005580:Fossils; D011235:Predatory Behavior; D013131:Spine / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014070:Tooth