Doedicurus
Double strike
Its tail club was probably used in intraspecific conflict rather
than defense against predators like Smilodon, in contrast to the
superficially similar club of the ankylosaurs, which are thought to
have been used to defend against predatory dinosaurs. For one
thing, the latter use would have been difficult since the animal's
field of vision was so limited that it would essentially have had
to blindly thrash the tail club.
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