 The body parts of the large lepidosaurian in the stomach had been made more digestible by biting them into pieces.According to Dal Sasso & Maganuco the hatchling would certainly have been incapable of achieving this and they considered it a strong indication of parental care as it was improbable the animal had by chance encountered a carcass neatly ripped apart into easily swallowed bits by predators or scavengers.Although most of the respiratory system has not been preserved, some far-reaching conclusions have been drawn from the indirect evidence available.