A tooth from Galeocerdo aduncus embedded in the sea cow’s neck, along with shark bite marks scattered across the skeleton, paints a vivid picture of the shark’s feast.

The experts were not hoping to witness the rare event where a bunch of elusive creatures showed up to feast on the carcass.

A fossil reveals how a now-extinct species of dugong was swimming in the sea about 15 million years ago when it was preyed upon by a crocodile and a tiger shark.

Impact of the extinct megaherbivore Steller’s sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) on kelp forest resilience. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.983558 ...