Recent Examples on the WebPaleontologists have found indentations of the reptiles’ impressive teeth on the shells of squid relatives called ammonites, demonstrating how the lizards grabbed and crushed their shelly meals.—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2021
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