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Raptor Claws and Predatory Dinosaurs
December 1, 2009 | Montana State University

A group of students at Montana State University have been comparing raptor claws to learn more about how the birds hunt and kill their meals. The macabre research also provides insight on how predatory dinosaurs with similar claws may have functioned – which is the focus of the students’ next project.


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