in the Gobi Desert

combining hunting with scavenging of large Pleistocene mammals

Irritator is known primarily from a well-preserved partial skull

swinging its tail like a formidable weapon

the other herbivorous and terrestrial—their interaction structured part of the trophic dynamics in the Mesozoic ecosystems of North America

Raphus cucullatus Scale:1:10 in the Gobi DesertRaphus cucullatus , commonly known as the dodo or Mauritius dodo , was a flightless bird endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean that became extinct during the 17th century , just over 80 years after the arrival of Europeans to the island. The genus Raphus is currently included within the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves), with the dodo being one of the most notorious examples of island gigantism and accelerated extinction due to