Fossil discovery indicates small mammals preyed upon larger dinosaurs
The fossil of a badger-like mammal intertwined with a dog-sized dinosaur was discovered in China in 2012.
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The fossil of a badger-like mammal intertwined with a dog-sized dinosaur was discovered in China in 2012.
E-Mail IMAGE: A reconstruction of the bohaiornithid Sulcavis, a close relative of Bohaiornis guoi, hunting an insect. view more Credit: © S. Abramowicz, Dinosaur Institute, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. It's hard to know what prehistoric animals' lives were like--even answering seemingly simple questions, like what they ate, can be a challenge. Sometimes, paleontologists get lucky, and pristine fossils will preserve an animal's stomach contents or provide other clues. In a new study in Frontiers in Earth Science, researchers investigating the fossil of a bird tha...