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Dinosaurs may have been eating seaweed 100 million years ago

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ScienceDaily reports that dinosaurs may have eaten seaweed and other ocean foods more than 100 million years ago, based on chemical signatures researchers found in fossilized teeth. According to the outlet, the evidence suggests coastal dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals relied partly on nutrients that originated in the sea. ScienceDaily says the findings indicate marine resources moved through ancient food chains, supplementing the diets of both plant-eating dinosaurs and predators.

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  1. ScienceDaily FIRST 2h ago Dinosaurs may have been eating seaweed 100 million years ago

    Dinosaurs may have been snacking on seaweed and other ocean foods more than 100 million years ago, according to surprising new evidence hidden in their fossilized teeth. Researchers discovered chemical signatures suggesting that coastal dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals relied partly on nutrients originating in the sea. The findings reveal that marine resources traveled through ancient food chains, supplementing the diets of everything from plant-eating dinosaurs to predators.

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