hunting other reptiles

Fossils of Xiphactinus have been found in various locations around the world

Fossils of Cameroceras trentonense have been found in various parts of North America

around 68-66 million years ago

Atopodentatus unicus Magnapaulia hunting other reptilesAtopodentatus unicus was a marine reptile from the Middle Triassic of China, known from fossils recovered from the Guanling Formation in Yunnan Province. Initially described in 2014 by Cheng and colleagues, this taxon quickly became one of the most unusual marine reptiles in the fossil record due to the extraordinary morphology of its skull and dentition. Its generic name may be interpreted as strange dentition or unusual teeth, in reference to the