Did Raptor Dinosaurs Hunt In Packs? (Paleo Myths #6)

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Repeatedly throughout most Paleo Media, we see depictions of dromaeosaurids (the raptor dinosaurs) hunting in packs to take down large prey, but did they really behave like this? #paleontology #dinosaur #velociraptor

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China Footprints: https://blog.everythingdinosaur.com/blog/_archives/2007/10/30/3321196.html

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https://www.sci.news/paleontology/raptorial-dinosaurs-hunt-08403.html

Everything Dinosaur: https://blog.everythingdinosaur.com/blog/_archives/2020/05/06/raptors-did-not-hunt-in-packs.html

Social Behaviors: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277725952_Climbing_the_social_ladder_The_molecular_evolution_of_sociality

The Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2011/mar/29/dinosaurs-behaviour-raptors-pack-hunters

Utahraptor Mega-Block: https://geology.utah.gov/popular/dinosaurs-fossils/megablock/
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