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The '''boschian paardavogel''' split off from the [[plehexapod]] as populations moved away from hunting small insect-like creatures like [[vermees]] to hunting a wide variety of small game. This would lead to a variety of adaptations to chasing down more active prey like lizatokages or small [[shrew]]s. At first glance, the boschian paardavogel probably does not look too different from their ancestor. This is due to it retaining the long limbs for cursorial locomotion since they give it a larger stride length and thus cover move ground while using less energy.
The main differences are in the head and front limbs, with the boschian
Instead, the boschian paardavogel relies on its forelimbs to capture and kill prey, with the claw on these limbs having become large and serrated. Since these claws are the main killing tools, they often undergo a lot of stress from struggling prey so the evolution of calcified claws proved advantageous in the boschian paardavogel.
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