The drill holes left in fossil shells by hunters such as snails and slugs show marine predators have grown steadily bigger and more powerful over time but stuck to picking off small prey, rather than ...

Everywhere on the Outer Banks beaches are tiny holes. Snails that drill through shells, crabs that excavate tunnels, and air pockets where little bubbles pop as the waves recede – they all leave holes ...

The drill holes left in fossil shells by hunters such as snails and slugs show marine predators have grown steadily bigger and more powerful over time but stuck to picking off small prey, rather than ...