Ilmuwan mengidentifikasi predator laut raksasa Tylosaurus rex dari fosil di Texas

Sebuah spesies baru reptil laut masif, Tylosaurus rex, telah dideskripsikan dari fosil yang ditemukan di Texas bagian utara. Mosasaurus sepanjang 43 kaki ini hidup sekitar 80 juta tahun yang lalu dan tergolong sebagai salah satu yang terbesar dari jenisnya. Para peneliti mempublikasikan temuan tersebut pada 21 Mei 2026.

Penemuan ini dipimpin oleh para ilmuwan di American Museum of Natural History, Perot Museum of Nature and Science di Dallas, dan Southern Methodist University. Penulis utama Amelia Zietlow mengatakan bahwa fosil-fosil tersebut awalnya salah diidentifikasi sebagai spesies lain sebelum perbandingan mendetail mengungkapkan karakteristik yang berbeda, termasuk ukuran yang lebih besar dan gigi yang bergerigi halus. Spesimen holotipe, yang ditemukan pada tahun 1979 di dekat sebuah waduk di luar Dallas, kini dipamerkan di Perot Museum.

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