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Mosasaurus

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Marine reptile, swallowed prey whole or tore it apart with strong jaws, prey included fish, turtles, and smaller mosasaurs.

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Deinonychus

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Agile predator that hunted in packs, used large 'sickle' claws, preyed mainly on smaller dinosaurs and possibly juveniles of larger species.

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Megalodon

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Apex marine predator, used robust teeth to capture and tear into marine mammals like whales, seals, and sea turtles.

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Anomalocaris

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Primitive aquatic predator, used appendages to grasp prey and circular mouth to consume, fed on trilobites and early marine organisms.

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Allosaurus

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Solitary or group hunter, utilized slash-and-retreat tactics, preyed on large herbivores like sauropods and stegosaurs.

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Smilodon

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Ambush predator with powerful forelimbs, used its large canines to deliver deep wounds, preyed on large herbivores like bison and camels.

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Utahraptor

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Pack hunting behavior inferred, used large curved claws to puncture prey, hunted small to medium-sized dinosaurs.

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Sarcosuchus

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Ambush predator, similar to modern crocodiles, preyed on fish, dinosaurs, and anything it could overpower by the water's edge.

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Pteranodon

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Piscivore, caught fish while flying or while floating on the water's surface, may have also fed on carrion.

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Microraptor

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Small arboreal dinosaur capable of gliding, preyed on insects, lizards, and small mammals.

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Spinosaurus

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Semi-aquatic predator, fish-eater, used conical teeth and likely claws to catch fish and possibly some smaller land animals.

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Liopleurodon

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Solitary predator, strong bite with sharp teeth to catch prey like fish and other marine reptiles.

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Velociraptor

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Pack hunters, used retractable sickle-shaped claw on their feet to wound prey, hunted small to medium-sized dinosaurs.

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Giganotosaurus

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Possible pack hunter, hunted large sauropods, utilized its size and strength to overpower prey.

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Tyrannosaurus Rex

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Hunting Techniques and Prey: Ambush predator, relied on powerful bite to crush prey, likely preyed on hadrosaurs and ceratopsians.

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