Evidence of ancient squid-pterosaur battle found
A pterosaur left its mark on a squid about 150 million years ago, leaving behind a tooth embedded in the squid’s fossilized remains and giving researchers clues about the pterosaur’s diet preferences. “The Plesioteuthis squid wrestled it off and escaped, breaking at least one tooth off the pterosaur, which became lodged in [the squid’s] mantle,” said Jordan Bestwick, author of a study published in Scientific Reports.
Paleontologist Michael Habib of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles says he suspects the squid was far too large for the pterosaur to haul out of the water. “The pterosaur was lucky that the tooth broke off,” says Habib, who was not involved with the study. “A squid of that size could probably have pulled it under.” click on title above to open science article (after clicking the “not right now” box)
