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Hunting Dinosaurs
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Of all the animals that ever walked the Earth, probably the dinosaurs were the most spectacular. Some dinosaurs were fast-running, small creatures; others were lumbering giants. But the great meat eaters were the most awe-inspiring.
The meat-eating dinosaurs were the first to evolve, in the Triassic period. The early types fed on other reptiles, insects, and probably the first mammals as well. Later forms of dinosaurs were enormous and fed on other dinosaurs. Many different types lived at the same time, each specialising in a different kind of hunting.
(A) AMBUSHERS
Some dinosaurs, like Allosaurus, were big enough to hunt and kill the biggest plant-eating dinosaurs.
(B) SCAVENGERS
Meat-eating dinosaurs may have scavenged their meat. Here, a group of Ceratosaurus feed from an Allosaurus kill.
(C)FAST HUNTERS
Small meat eaters could chase their prey, such as lizards and other small dinosaurs. They may also have stolen other hunters' meat, like these Ornitholestes have.
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Hunting Dinosaurs
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