Compared to other creatures, the Mosasaur Fossil had a more powerful head.
Because the joints between the bones of its lower jaw were tightly connected, it could not swallow prey whole like early mosasaurs such as Basilosaurus.
Its sharp, conical teeth curved like barbs, and when its jaws closed, the tremendous twisting force could bite prey cleanly in half.
It also had a ring of inner teeth inside its upper jaw for dragging food.
Scientists speculated that it bit or tore its prey into suitably sized pieces before swallowing them.
Its feeding method resembled that of a Komodo dragon, only far bloodier.
Its eyesight was poor, but its sense of smell and hearing were exceptionally developed.
The tongue it inherited from its ancestors remained its primary olfactory organ.
Its ears had a special structure that could amplify sound thirty-eightfold.
Scientists had inferred this from its skull fossils.
It used a set of nerves along the sides of its upper jaw and snout to detect the pressure waves emitted by prey, determining a target's exact position much as modern orcas used sound for echolocation.
It could be said that during the era when mosasaurs lived, they were absolute apex predators.
How could Ye Yuan not have been shocked when he suddenly heard that a complete Mosasaur Fossil had been discovered in the waters near Blue Island?
"The reason I'm telling you this is because, no matter how you look at it, this Mosasaur Fossil should be credited to you.
So as its discoverer, you have the right to know."
Professor Nie was in an excellent mood at the moment.
Although these fossils were not his main field of research.
He was still extremely happy to have stumbled upon such a discovery.
Yet the old professor still felt vaguely dissatisfied.
After all,