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...assume that the larger species ate meat as well. Moreover, the size and anatomy of R. giganticus, found in the same fossil beds as its smaller relative, suggest that it was an active predator rather than simply a scavenger. "It had a robust body, with short legs that splay out to the side, similar to a Tasmanian devil," says Meng. "It could walk fast and probably run. It could certainly move better than a crocodile...