Prehistoric Crocodile Relative, Rauisuchidae, with Fossil Evidence of a Phytosaur Attack

In Conversation with Sterling Nesbitt on a fossil evidence of a prehistoric crocodile relative, Rauisuchidae, with being attacked by a Phytosaur.

Always interesting the tales that bones will tell. In an fascinating discussion that Brian Switek had with Sterling Nesbitt at the 2014 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting in Berlin, German; Sterling recounted how he discovered a leg bone of a Rauisuchidae with bite marks in it that included a fossil tooth of a phytosaur. Fascinating stuff piecing together these life histories from millions of years ago.

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Taking a Bite Out of the Video:

00:08 - The fossil evidence

00:59 - The culprit

02:10 - What the Phytosaur attack on a Rauisuchidae tell us about behaviours and food webs 210 million years ago.

02:51 - Why Paleonotology?

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This Paleo Talk comes directly to you from the 2014 Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting in Berlin, Germany. To learn more about the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, visit http://vertpaleo.org/.

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All beautifully captured on film by Brian Switek and edited by Sun Gill.

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