Istiodactylus (pterosaur)

[DinoToyForum]

Skull fragment from ancient winged reptile 'shows it fed on the carcasses of dinosaurs'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2120349/Skull-fragment-ancient-winged-reptile-shows-fed-carcasses-dinosaurs.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

[Tylosaurus]

Very nice, but it would be cool if the article would explain how they came to that theory If fragments of the dead Steggy were also found alongside the skull fragments or skeleton or fossil

So I find it more of a guess really than a fact that this was a scavenger like a Vulture is today:

"He said: 'Istiodactylus is an exceptional creature possessing unusual, interlocking "cookie cutter" teeth with razor edges.

'These have suggested to some that this pterosaur was a vulture-like scavenger, but supporting evidence from the rest of the skull was lacking."

So yeah I hope they find more evidence to prove this as factual information, it's always the parts that are missing hey

[ZoPteryx]

A pterosaur tooth embeded in a dinosaur bone would be the most conclusive evidence to support this theory.  However, this pterosaur's serrated teeth are probably the second best evidence one could hope for.  They show that it was tearing large chunks out of something and not fishing like many large pterosaurus.

Very cool article, thanks for posting!

[Tylosaurus]

Ah yeah that certainly sums it up then, it's a very cool find though, hay