A Bite to the Throat: A Probable Xiphactinus Attack on a Polycotylus From the Cretaceous Mooreville Chalk of Alabama, U.S.A.

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RP @friel.bsky.social: Cool AL fossil find! Drumheller, S. K., Robin O’keefe, F., Mayhall, M. L., Stalker, E., & Brochu, C. A. (2026). A bite to the throat: A probable Xiphactinus attack on a Polycotylus from the Cretaceous Mooreville Chalk of Alabama, U…

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