Amphibians and dinosaurs were the new large predators after the mass extinction

Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 09:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Immediately after the biggest extinction event of all time there were once again functioning and complete food webs in the oceans of the Early Triassic. Contrary to previous assumptions there were large predators, too. Large predatory fish and amphibians, and later dinosaurs too, were the last link in the food chain. This is demonstrated in new studies by palaeontologists at the Universities of Zurich and Utah.

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