Mosasaurs Used Tail-Powered 'Slam Starts' to Hunt Prey

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In the Cretaceous seas, mosasaurs ruled as apex predators, with some species like Mosasaurus hoffmanii reaching lengths of approximately 15 meters (nearly 50 feet) and weighing up to 9 tons (20,000 pounds). Beyond their immense size, these reptiles likely employed a specific hunting tactic: rapid accelerations from a state of rest. A new hypothesis published in Current Biology suggests that…

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