Globidens

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In Depth        Although Globidens was not the only mosasaur to adapt to a diet of almost exclusively hard shelled animals,‭ ‬it does display perhaps the most specialised teeth.‭ ‬Rather than the sharp conical teeth seen in other mosasaurs such as Tylosaurus and Taniwhasaurus,‭ ‬Globidens had rounded teeth that had a‭ ‘‬globe shaped‭’‬ upper portion of … Read more

Prognathodon

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In Depth        Prognathodon was a late mosasaur that showed a trend towards a different kind of predation that saw it living like the much earlier basal placodont reptiles of the Triassic such as Placodus.‭ ‬This means that Prognathodon specialised in eating tough shelled prey items like shellfish, ammonites and turtles.‭ ‬The diet of Prognathodon was … Read more