Inter-amphibian predation in the Early Cretaceous of China

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 7751
• Main Authors: Xing, Lida, Niu, Kecheng, Evans, Susan E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 23.05.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/181/2480; 631/181/414; Amphibians; Amphibians - anatomy & histology; Amphibians - physiology; Animals; Biological Evolution; Biota; Birds - anatomy & histology; China; Cretaceous; Dentition; Dinosaurs; Dinosaurs - anatomy & histology; Dinosaurs - physiology; Ecosystem; Energy flow; Feeding Behavior; Food Chain; Food webs; Fossil amphibians; Fossils; Genibatrachus; History, Ancient; Humanities and Social Sciences; Jaw; Lizards; Mammals - anatomy & histology; multidisciplinary; Nuominerpeton; Phylogeny; Predation; Predatory Behavior; Prey; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Skeleton; China

For most fossil taxa, dietary inference relies primarily on indirect evidence from jaw morphology and the dentition. In rare cases, however, preserved gut contents provide direct evidence of feeding strategy and species interaction. This is important in the reconstruction of food webs and energy flo...