Groundbreaking Study Reveals Australian Dinosaur’s Last Supper

A supplied image obtained on April 21, 2023, of Eric the marine dinosaur on display at the Australian Museum in Sydney. AAP Image/Supplied by the Australian Museum

A sea lion-sized marine dinosaur dubbed Eric who swam in Australian waters hundred of millions of years ago was a pescetarian who enjoyed fish snacks, scientists say.

Eric, a plesiosaur named after a Monty Python song, was found to contain 17 previously undescribed fish vertebrae, confirming the Jurassic beasts were mainly pescetarian.