The strong blunt teeth of the ichthyosaur Guizhouichthyosaurus, unearthed in China's Guizhou province, is seen in this undated picture released on August 20, 2020. The broken white line indicates the approximate gum line of the upper jaw. Da-Yong Jiang, et al, iScience/Handout via REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a warm shallow sea about 240 million years ago in what is now southwestern China, a large dolphin-like marine reptile attacked and swallowed an almost equally big lizard-like marine reptile in a savage encounter that left both beasts dead.
Scientists on Thursday described a fossil unearthed in China's Guizhou Province that reveals this Triassic Period drama in exceptional detail and changes the understanding of "megapredation" in prehistoric seas.
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