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My 3D reconstruction of the fish Aspidorhynchus chasing smaller prey - sprat-like Leptolepides in the seas of Solnhofen (Germany) 150 MYA.
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What are some of the neatest "slice of life" fossils?
aplomado posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
What are some of the neatest "slice of life" fossils? That is, showing interactions of creatures with each other and the environment. Please post pictures of ones you like This is one I really like: Apparently a pterosaur grabbed a small fish out of the water, but was grabbed by a larger Aspidorhynchus fish; entangled together, they both died and were fossilized, along with the little fish in the pterosaur's throat! https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26984-stunning-fossils-fish-catches-fish-catching-pterosaur/- 10 replies
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Pterosaurs Were on the Menu For Ancient Fish and Dinosaurs Discover Magazine, March 9, 2012 http://blogs.discove...-and-dinosaurs/ and http://blogs.discove...r-and-both-die/ Fossils Caught in Deadly Embrace Have a Grisly Story to Tell by Max Eddy, March 9, 2012, http://www.geekosyst...y-fossil-story/ It's an ancient armored fish vs. a flying reptile by Charles Choi, msnbc.com - March 9, 2012 http://www.msnbc.msn...cience-science/ Friday Fossil by Oliver Knevitt, March 9, 2012 http://www.science20...ay_fossil-87847 The paper is: Frey, E., and H. Tischlinger, 2012, The Late Juras
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