An Ichthyosaur’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day 160 million years ago
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"An Ichthyosaur’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day 160 million years ago" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 7 articles from 7 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Scientific American, Discover Magazine, Nautilus | Science and Live Science. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 88d ago.
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Coverage (7)
- An Ichthyosaur’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day 160 million years ago Scientific American · 91d ago
- 100-Million-Year-Old Fossil Preserves an Ichthyosaur That Ate a Pterosaur Before Becoming Food for a Giant Predator Discover Magazine · 91d ago
- This Ichthyosaur Chomped a Pterosaur—Then Got Chomped by Something Bigger Nautilus | Science · 91d ago
- Stunning fossil from Australian outback reveals pliosaur killed a sea monster that had just eaten a pterosaur Live Science · 91d ago
- Single Fossil Shows a Pterosaur Eaten by an Ichthyosaur Eaten by a Pliosaur: 'A 3-Way Chompfest' Good News Network · 91d ago
- This 100-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals a Brutal Chain of Cretaceous Violence Gizmodo · 91d ago
- An Ichthyosaur’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day 160 million years ago Yahoo · 91d ago
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