The First Ocean Super Predator Was An Ichthyosaur - Thalattoarchon

Ben G Thomas February 11, 2024
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During the Triassic Period some absolutely giant predators roamed our planet's waters. One of these was the enormous predatory ichthyosaur Thalattoarchon saurophagis, along with Cymbospondylus youngorum - the first of the true ocean giants. Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSzwZqgtJEnUzacq3ddoOQ/join Join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/jTsGYtRBHZ Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1PIEagv Music by Geographer Subscribe to explore the wonderful life around you! Social Media: ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenGThomas42 ►Instagram: http://bit.ly/1PIEagv ►Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BenGThomas Sources: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1216750110 https://www.pnas.org/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1073%2Fpnas.1216750110&file=pnas.201216750si.pdf https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abf5787 https://www.science.org/action/downloadSupplement?doi=10.1126%2Fscience.abf5787&file=science.abf5787_sm.pdf https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/147/4/515/2629147?login=false https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01990-X?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS096098222201990X%3Fshowall%3Dtrue https://www.jstor.org/stable/4523132?seq=1 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1671/6