This massive Triassic Era sea monster picked on prey its own size

This massive Triassic Era sea monster picked on prey its own size:

Paleontologists have confirmed the existence of a new species of ichthyosaur, a group of marine reptiles that terrorized the world's oceans during the dinosaur era — and this one was an absolute monster. Called Thalattoarchon saurophagis — meaning "lizard-eating sovereign of the sea" — it measured 28 feet (8.6 meters) in length and featured an enormous skull adorned with razor sharp teeth. And because the bus-sized beast lived over 244 million years ago during the Triassic era, it was likely the first marine predator to prey on other animals its own size. More »