Geological Society: Did Mosasaurs Do the Breast Stroke?
September 23, 2019
September 23, 2019
PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 23 -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release:
Mosasaurs were true sea monsters of late Cretaceous seas. These marine lizards--related to modern snakes and monitor lizards--grew as long as fifty feet, flashed two rows of sharp teeth, and shredded their victims with enormous, powerful jaws.
Now, new research suggests that mosasaurs had yet another potent advantage: a muscular breast stroke that may have added ambush-wor . . .
Mosasaurs were true sea monsters of late Cretaceous seas. These marine lizards--related to modern snakes and monitor lizards--grew as long as fifty feet, flashed two rows of sharp teeth, and shredded their victims with enormous, powerful jaws.
Now, new research suggests that mosasaurs had yet another potent advantage: a muscular breast stroke that may have added ambush-wor . . .