Material found within the fossils of plesiosaurs unearthed recently in Australia suggests that some of the long-necked, aquatic reptiles had a different eating style than scientists had suspected.
ANCIENT VACUUM. Fossils of two plesiosaurs unearthed in Australia indicate that the aquatic reptiles scoured the seafloor for prey such as clams, crabs, and snails, as depicted in this sketch.
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