Ancient giant marine reptile relied on stealth while hunting in darkness
The researches examining one part of the flipper at Lund University. Courtesy of Katrin Sachs. Investigation of a metre-long front flipper, uniquely preserved with fossilized soft tissues, has revealed that the giant ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus was equipped with flow control devices that likely served to suppress self-generated noise when foraging in dimly lit pelagic environments about 183 milli
https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/ancient-giant-marine-reptile-relied-stealth-while-hunting-darkness - 2025-08-21