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An idea I had about an oviraptoran hyena analogue. Instead of using that robust beak for smashing clams open, it would be a bone-crusher. With the hooked ends of the beak to tear flesh and the solid shears at the rear reinforced by a sturdy palate, they'd be cooperative hunters and scavengers, exploiting the resources left by the less efficient dromaeosaurs. Their evolution would mirror that of bone-crushing hyenas as the cleaner teams of the saber-toothed cats. When hunting live prey, the hooked ends of the beak would act similarly to fangs in a felid, as grip for the killing throat-bite.
(note - this is not the final version)
Thoughts? I'm thinking about oviraptors for the world right now...
Update - I've re-done this design, which can be found here [link] .
(note - this is not the final version)
Thoughts? I'm thinking about oviraptors for the world right now...
Update - I've re-done this design, which can be found here [link] .
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This is brilliant. I might advise some decorative feather structures on the dominant sex. Or making one larger than the other. Like both many predatory birds and hyenas.