More than half a billion years ago, the first shell-crushing predators ground up their prey between their legs
- Written by Russell Dean Christopher Bicknell, Post-doctoral researcher in Palaeobiology , University of New England
Shell-crushing predation was already in full swing half a billion years ago, as our new research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals.
A hyena devouring an antelope carcass, a bonnethead shark feasting on hard-shelled crabs, a dog chewing on a bone: these are all examples of “durophagy”, which basically means...
Hashtag.net.au
