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Imagine what would happen when a sabre-toothed opossum 1.2 metres long with special slots for its giant teeth attacked a 1.4 metre tall bird (taller than me) with what may be the most effective weapon that was ever created. Well, 10 million years ago in the Miocene of South America, the towering A. steuletti and the agile mammalian predator T. atrox were top predators. But in a fight, who would win?
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The fight
A lone Andalgalornis is hunting in a forest. Her beak is sharply turned, which she uses to attack her prey, using her powerful muscles in her long neck to go around slamming into their backs and immediately killing them. Her long legs are used to run down small mammals and are also used as offensive and defensive weapons. But out here, they're a weakness. She doesn't know this is the territory of a giant Thylacosmilus, and that she's being stalked by a pouched assassin. The Thylacosmilus already has her in her sights; her teeth bared. Suddenly, she pounces on the bird, knocking her over. The relentless marsupial tries to pierce the neck of her opponent, but is kicked sharply in the shin. The bird is able to get up and kick the furry fiend once more, and runs away. The Thylacosmilus's legs were not broken, however, and the chase between the two begins. The Andalgalornis runs into her natural habitat, the grassland, and turns around to see the cat-like animal bite deep into her thigh. She falls over, and the Thylacosmilus pierces its target: the Andalgalornis's neck.
