Open AccessPredation upon Hatchling Dinosaurs by a New Snake from the Late Cretaceous of India
Author(s) -
Jeffrey A. Wilson,
Dhananjay M. Mohabey,
Shanan E. Peters,
Jason J. Head
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000322
Subject(s) - biology , hatchling , predation , osteology , vertebrate , cretaceous , zoology , colubridae , ecology , paleontology , hatching , biochemistry , gene
A new snake from Upper Cretaceous rocks in India is found with hatchling sauropod dinosaurs, demonstrating that large, gape-limited snakes were probably capable of taking in moderate-sized vertebrate prey.
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