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Image 1 — [OC] The spectre of the Cretaceous depths, Nanaimoteuthis, preys upon a young elasmosaur that strayed too deep
Image 2 — [OC] The spectre of the Cretaceous depths, Nanaimoteuthis, preys upon a young elasmosaur that strayed too deep
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[OC] The spectre of the Cretaceous depths, Nanaimoteuthis, preys upon a young elasmosaur that strayed too deep

u/clampart3d — 4 days ago
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[OC ]The spectre of the Cretaceous depths, Nanaimoteuthis, preys upon a young elasmosaur that strayed too deep

I think it's highly likely that Nanaimoteuthis primarily preyed on sizeable ammonites but an intelligent and active predator would take opporrtunities like this. The elasmosaur is scaled to about 6m with Nanaimo having a ML of 4m and total length of 14m.

u/clampart3d — 4 days ago