I say, I say, I say! How many palaeontologists does it take to write a paper? Twenty-four (if it's in Nature)!

Mike Taylor

doi:10.59350/skf2d-yeh42

July 16, 2025Open Access

I say, I say, I say! How many palaeontologists does it take to write a paper? Twenty-four (if it's in Nature)!

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The enhanced design of ichthyosaur flippers decreases turbulence, improving stealth during predation.
Finding that the serrated trailing edge plays a key role, authors note a significant evolutionary adaptation for stealth.
This observational analysis sheds light on the predatory behavior and hydrodynamics of ancient marine creatures.
The discovery highlights the innovative adaptations of ichthyosaurs while drawing interest from contemporary palaeontologists.

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Today sees the publication of what is, OK, an interesting paper on how the serrated trailing edge of the flippers of the ichthyosaur Temnodontosaurus may have enabled it to generate less turbulence, enhancing its abilities as a stealth predator: Lindgren, Johan, Dean R. Lomax, Robert-Zoltán Szász, Miguel Marx, Johan Revstedt, Georg Göltz, Sven Sachs, Randolph […]

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