An ancient creature known as Hupehsuchus nanchangensis was not a tiny whale, but a person watching it feed could be forgiven if they mistook it for one. "The snout of Hupehsuchus is highly convergent with modern baleen whales," the study concludes. "Filter feeding is a great way to acquire food because you simply engulf, filter and swallow," Benton told Salon …
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — An unusual ancient marine reptile may have gulped down tons of shrimplike prey using a feeding technique similar to one used by some modern whales. “This construction is only seen otherwise in modern baleen whales where the loose structure of the snout and lower jaws allows them to …
