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28 July 2026 EN everythingdinosaur

Queensland Ichthyosaur Fossil Provides World-first Evidence of Predation on a Pterosaur

predator prey Australia Toolebuc Cretaceous Early Cretaceous fossil Ichthyosauria Pterosauria formation

An extraordinary fossil from Queensland, Australia has provided evidence of a prehistoric food chain. Scientists have identified the first definitive evidence that an ichthyosaur consumed a pterosaur. Furthermore, the marine reptile later became prey for one of the largest predators in the ancient Eromanga Sea. The spectacular fossil comes from the Lower Cretaceous Toolebuc Formation

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