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Giant Caimans Likely Preyed on Ancient Terror Birds

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Source: Live Science
Giant Caimans Likely Preyed on Ancient Terror Birds
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TL;DR

Fossilized bite marks on a giant terror bird's leg suggest it was preyed upon or scavenged by a massive caiman around 12 million years ago, revealing complex predator-prey interactions in ancient South American ecosystems.

Topics:top-newsscience#caiman#fossil-bite-marks#miocene-epoch#prehistoric-predators#science#terror-birds
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  1. Bite marks reveal giant terror birds were potentially prey for another apex predator — humongous caiman  Live Science
  2. Teeth marks suggest 'terror bird' was killed by reptile 13 million years ago  BBC
  3. Ancient ‘terror birds’ may have been no match for hungry giant caimans  New Scientist

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