This human pressure had devastating consequences

His intelligence and hunting skills give him a strategic advantage as he closes in on his prey

in the early 20th century

possibly to knock down its prey before using its beak to finish it off

although still developing

Stegoceras validum Neovenator This human pressure had devastatingStegoceras validum : The living dome of the Cretaceous In the ancient forests of the Late Cretaceous, approximately 75 million years ago, a small herbivorous dinosaur roamed the undergrowth. Although modest in size, it possessed one of the most striking cranial features in the entire fossil record: a thick, domed skull, possibly used in ritualized combat. Its name is Stegoceras validum , and it represents one of the best known genera of the