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Coverage dated August 28, 2024

20 Million Years Ago This Sea Cow Was Eaten by a Crocodile, And a Shark

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However badly your day is going, spare a thought for the ancient sea cow that's the subject of newly published research from an international research team.

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  1. Gizmodo

    Dramatic Fossil Shows Prehistoric Sea Cow’s Brutal Encounter With Crocodylian and Shark (opens Gizmodo)

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    The sea cow, which lived between 23 million and 11.6 million years ago, was likely killed by the croc before being scavenged upon by the shark.

  2. CNN

    Prehistoric sea cow was eaten by a croc and a shark, newly discovered fossil reveals (opens CNN)

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    A fossil reveals how a now-extinct species of dugong was swimming in the sea about 15 million years ago when it was preyed upon by a crocodile and a tiger shark.

  3. Science Alert

    20 Million Years Ago This Sea Cow Was Eaten by a Crocodile, And a Shark (opens Science Alert)

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    However badly your day is going, spare a thought for the ancient sea cow that's the subject of newly published research from an international research team.

  4. Scientific American

    This Ancient Sea Cow Was Killed by a Croc and Eaten by a Shark (opens Scientific American)

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  5. Live Science

    Ancient sea cow was killed by prehistoric croc then torn apart by a tiger shark (opens Live Science)

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    Rare fossilized sea cow unearthed by a local farmer in Venezuela appears to have been killed by a croc then eaten by a tiger shark.

  6. ZME Science

    This poor ancient sea cow was first killed by a crocodile and then eaten by a shark some 20 million years ago (opens ZME Science)

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    A sea cow's fossil offers a rare glimpse into Miocene-era predation

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