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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I can only imagine what those huge beaks were for. Like diving from the sky at some prey, simply punching it straight through it like a huge spear.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago

they're giant chopsticks, the image in the OP shows how it'd probably look as they walk around picking unsuspecting lizards from the ground.

[–] BCOVertigo@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My money is on heron style since they can stalk around and look down through cover:

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago

We scared up a Blue Heron at the swamp last month. Seen plenty of them from a slight distance. They are monsters up close.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

And where exactly will you hide?

[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago

Not a dinosaur, but yes