Fanged marine reptile had a short, flat tail that acted as an ‘underwater float’

A marine reptile that lurked in the oceans 240 million years ago used its ‘short, flat tail’ as an underwater float to help it hide and pick off fish with its razor sharp fangs. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing say the reptile, a type of nothosaur, was about 2ft long, had … Read more