Reposted by Spencer K. Pevsner, MSc
Got some exciting new mosasaur research out today in Current Biology! How fast could these predators burst?
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Mosasaur tail morphology reveals burst swimming performance and ecological diversity
Formoso et al. develop a drag-based “slam-start” model to estimate lunge velocity
in four mosasaurs from skeletal and muscle reconstructions. Tail curl amplitude mainly
drives performance: russellosau...