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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Vishwam Sankaran

Long-necked dinosaur-era sea monsters were vulnerable to decapitation by predators, fossil confirms

Roc Olivé

Prehistoric long-necked sea creatures were vulnerable to decapitation by their predators, shows the first-ever direct fossil evidence recently unearthed by scientists.

Paleontologists have long suspected that the long-necked bodies of some dinosaurs and their ancient marine counterparts during the time of the dinosaurs made them vulnerable to predators.

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