Evidence for the Cretaceous shark Cretoxyrhina mantelli feeding on the pterosaur Pteranodon from the Niobrara Formation

A cervical vertebra of the large, pelagic pterodactyloid pterosaur Pteranodon sp. from the Late Cretaceous Niobrara Formation of Kansas, USA is significant for its association with a tooth from the large lamniform shark, Cretoxyrhina mantelli. Though the tooth does not pierce the vertebral periosteu...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	David W.E. Hone, Mark P. Witton, Michael B. Habib
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2018-12-01
Subjects:	Pterosaur Palaeoecology Behaviour Carnivore-consumed Predation Scavenging
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/6031.pdf