Inferred vertebrate bite marks on an Early Cretaceous unionoid bivalve from Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia

Kear, Benjamin P.; Godthelp, Henk

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“…Predation studies on non‐marine bivalves are limited even further, with only three major works having been published recently. Of these, Kear & Godthelp (2008) inferred feeding marks in Early Cretaceous unionoid bivalves; Bermúdez‐Rochas et al. (2009) cited the existence of bite marks in the Cretaceous of Spain (with preliminary observations of the material described here) and Gorzelak et al.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…As pointed by Gorzelak et al. (2010), data of predation on non‐marine fossil molluscs are almost completely lacking, with significant studies limited to those of Kear & Godthelp (2008), Bermúdez‐Rochas et al. (2009) and Gorzelak et al.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The term ‘dent’ was used by Kauffman & Kesling (1960), Ward & Hollingworth (1990) and Tsujita & Westermann (2001), and is likewise favoured by us. Terms used by other authors that may be considered synonyms to ‘dent’ include ‘indentation’ (as used by Kauffman 1972; Ward & Hollingworth 1990; and Kear & Godthelp 2008) and ‘indentation without puncture’ (Kase et al. 1998).…”

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“…Radial fractures – These fractures, normally grouped in sets of two or more fractures, are seen clearly emanating in radial pattern from dents and perforations, and are synonymous to the ‘radial cracks’ of Kear & Godthelp (2008). Four specimens in our collection show radial fractures (Table 1) on the external surface of the shell.…”

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Evidence of predation in Early Cretaceous unionoid bivalves from freshwater sediments in the Cameros Basin, Spain

Bermúdez-Rochas

Delvene

Ruiz‐Omeñaca

2013

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Here, we present evidence of possible vertebrate predation on freshwater bivalves from the Lower Cretaceous strata of the Cameros Basin (Spain). The described collection contains the largest number of vertebrate‐inflicted shell injuries in freshwater bivalve shells yet reported in the Mesozoic continental record. Several types of shell damage on fossil shells of Protopleurobema numantina (Bivalvia: Unionoida) are described and their respective modes of formation interpreted in the context of morphological attributes of the shell injuries and the inferred tooth morphology of predators that could have inflicted such injuries. Detailed study of these bite marks shows similarities with the well‐documented injuries in the shells of marine molluscs, namely ammonoids, that have likewise been attributed to reptilian predators. The most parsimonious interpretation suggests crocodiles as the vertebrates interacting with the bivalves in the Cameros Basin. □Barremian–Aptian; bite marks; freshwater bivalves; predation; reptile; Unionoida.

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Evidence of predation in Early Cretaceous unionoid bivalves from freshwater sediments in the Cameros Basin, Spain

Bermúdez-Rochas

Delvene

Ruiz‐Omeñaca

2013

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“…TROPHIC INTERACTIONS between Mesozoic marine vertebrates have been reconstructed from preserved gut contents (e.g., Pollard 1968, Wilby & Martill 1992, Maisey 1994, Shimada 1997, Sato & Tanabe 1998, Cicimurri & Everhart 2001, Everhart 2004a, McHenry et al 2005, Kear 2006, Martin & Fox 2007, O'Keefe et al 2009), coprolites (e.g., Martin & Kennedy 1988, Maisey 1994, Kear 2006, Everhart 2007, Everhart et al 2010, Harrell & Schwimmer 2010, Eriksson et al 2011, regurgitates (e.g., Hattin 1996, Oji et al 2003, Salamon et al 2012, broken shells/ bones/teeth (e.g., Lingham-Soliar 2004, Zatón & Salamon 2008, Vullo 2011 and, most evocatively, bite marks (e.g., Kauffman & Kesling 1960, Kauffman 1972, Martill 1990, Ward & Hollingworth 1990, Neumann 2000, Kear & Godthelp 2008, Klompmaker et al 2009, Kellner et al 2010, Kauffman & Swado 2013. Because bite traces directly reflect the actions of living animals, they can also provide information on behaviours such as feeding strategies and social activities.…”

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Bite marks on an ichthyodectiform fish from Australia: possible evidence of trophic interaction in an Early Cretaceous marine ecosystem

Wretman¹,

Kear²

2013

Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology

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PostprintThis is the accepted version of a paper published in Alcheringa. This paper has been peer-reviewed but does not include the final publisher proof-corrections or journal pagination. Citation for the original published paper (version of record):Wretman, L., Kear, B. (2013) Bite marks on an ichthyodectiform fish from Australia: possible evidence of trophic interaction in an Early Cretaceous marine ecosystem. A well-preserved fish skull from late Albian deposits of the Allaru Mudstone near Richmond in Queensland displays a conspicuous V-shaped pattern of indentations, punctures and depression fractures consistent with a vertebrate bite trace. This is the first direct evidence of trophic interaction between vertebrates within an Early Cretaceous marine ecosystem from Australia. The specimen is taxonomically referable to the largebodied (ca 1 m snout-tail length) ichthyodectiform Cooyoo australis, but the size and spacing of the tooth marks is incompatible with attack by a conspecific individual. The lack of osseous growths concordant with healing also suggests that the bite occurred shortly before or after the animal's death. Comparison with the dentitions of other coeval vertebrates indicates compatible tooth arrangements in longirostrine amniote predators such as polycotylid plesiosaurians, ornithocheiroid pterosaurs and especially the ichthyosaurian Platypterygius. The implications of this as a potential predator-prey association are that Early Cretaceous actinopterygians occupied middle-level trophic niches and were in turn consumed by higher-level amniote carnivores, similar to many extant marine vertebrate communities of today. AlcheringaLovisa Wretman [lovisa.wretman@ebc.uu.se],

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Evolutionary History of Bivalves as Parasites

Skawina

2021

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Inferred vertebrate bite marks on an Early Cretaceous unionoid bivalve from Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia

Cited by 23 publications

References 19 publications

Evidence of predation in Early Cretaceous unionoid bivalves from freshwater sediments in the Cameros Basin, Spain

Evidence of predation in Early Cretaceous unionoid bivalves from freshwater sediments in the Cameros Basin, Spain

Bite marks on an ichthyodectiform fish from Australia: possible evidence of trophic interaction in an Early Cretaceous marine ecosystem

Evolutionary History of Bivalves as Parasites

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