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The 210-million-year-old Smok was crushing bones like a hyena
- February 03, 2019
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Coprolites, or fossil droppings, of the dinosaur-like archosaur Smok wawelski contain lots of chewed-up bone fragments. This led researchers to conclude that this top predator was exploiting bones for salt and marrow, a behavior often linked to mammals but seldom to archosaurs.
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"The 210-million-year-old Smok was crushing bones like a hyena", MachPrinciple, February 03, 2019, https://machprinciple.com/post/The-210-million-year-old-Smok-was-crushing-bones-like-a-hyena
