Scientists in China found a prehistoric "megapredator" so big that it had a 12-foot reptile preserved in its stomach.

As soon as the field workers spotted the invasive reptile, they euthanized it on site. The reptile was taken for a necropsy, where scientists found a whole, 5-foot alligator in its stomach.

The Reptarium, a reptile zoo founded by Barczyk in Utica, Michigan, announced his death on Monday. ... “The pain was abdominal, you know, like from stomach to back,” he said.

The team studied the bizarre reptile at the Institute of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Palaeoanthropology in Beijing. Its flippered limbs and exquisitely preserved fish in its stomach indicate the ...

The Triassic period creature had 32 separate neck vertebrae, flippered limbs and, with well preserved fish found in its stomach region, was thought to be very well adapted to ocean life.

Prehistoric flying reptiles lived on a diet of small fish and squid, the latest scientific research has shown. Researcher Dr Roy Smith said stomach contents discovered in fossils were the "smoking ...