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Fantastically, as I write here ([link]) the teeth of this creature really are bigger below than above, which is a peculiar adaptation. I am particularly amazed at the level of convergence in the jaw to a large host of different animals, including anomodont therapsids, such as Suminia, and oviraptorosaurs and omnivoropterygids, which to varying degrees also diminished their teeth.

I tend to think of this guy as acquiring food with its teeth, rather than processing food, and that's what gives you such a huge set of rostral chompers.

*ShimmiDragon Sep 28, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I watched a program on this little guy yesterday, such a cool animal.

~EmperorDinobot Sep 5, 2011

Lovely still. Weird animal. Uh hi. Don't you live in Oregon Jaime?

~A-Noob-Us Aug 23, 2011

It seems like an adaptation for catching fish. Similar to Masiakasaurus Genus but not as specialized for larger or diverse prey as the Spinosauridae Family. I can see this small dinosaur making it's home near streams or small lakes near the shore scavenging and/or being an ambush predator for small fish and amphibians.

~Qilong Aug 25, 2011

While the teeth are long and procumbent (pointing forward), that is about all that they have to compare to with regards to Masiakasaurus knopfleri. I will eventually post something about a "true" fish-eater and explain the differences in some detail on my blog, but that won't be for a while.

~EmperorDinobot Aug 23, 2011

All sorts of food, seems like. Awesome pic. This is truly a very cool dinosaur.

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