Trace fossil - Feeding Trace

Dublin Core

Alternative Title

Shark bite marks on Mosasaur shoulder blade

Description

(DSM #10716) This Mosasar shoulder blade shows signs of being scavenged by shark after death. This indicates that the creature was on the sea floor for a while after it died.

Date Created

66 million years

Spatial Coverage

Prairie Bluff

Temporal Coverage

Cretaceous

Type

PhysicalObject

Source

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license

Files

DSM 10716 Feeding traces shark on mosasaur.jpg

Collection

Dunn-Seiler Museum

Citation

“Trace fossil - Feeding Trace,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed December 21, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1651.

Item Relations

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  1. DSM 10716 Feeding traces shark on mosasaur.jpg