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The forerunners of mammals ruled the Earth for about 60 million years, long before the origin of the first dinosaurs. They diversified as the top predators on land between 315–251 million years ago.Researchers studied the jaw anatomy and body size of
The evolutionary success of the first large predators on land was driven by their need to improve as killers, researchers at the University of Bristol and the O
<p>The evolutionary success of the first large predators on land was driven by their need to improve as killers, researchers at the University of Bristol and the Open University suggest.</p>
Phil Jacobs, 69, spotted the 16ins long fossilised snout of the 150-million-year-old pliosaur during a beach walk at Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, in April 2022.
The subject of a new David Attenborough documentary, a stunning pliosaur fossil unearthed in the UK is teaching us more about these deadly predators