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Extraordinary ichthyosaur fossil shows its last meal was a pterosaur
An orca-sized ichthyosaur fossil reveals evidence of its last meal, which was a pterosaur. The fossil also indicates the ichthyosaur was subsequently eaten by a larger marine predator.
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