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A Scissor-tooth shark, Edestus giganteus attacks an unsuspecting fish during the late Carboniferous. According to research by palaeontologist Wayne M. Itano of the species Edestus minor indicate that this genus of holocephalid fish might have hunted by vertically thrashing its prey, slicing it to pieces with its bizarre array of teeth. The animal would then devour its victim after dispatching it. The evidence for such a hunting style comes from tooth whorls from Edestus minor specimens in Texas, which show wear on the outermost teeth from impacting with the body parts of thick-skinned animals. What kind of thick-skinned creatures Edestus might have eaten is currently unknown.

My portrayal of the newest theory on how Edestus might have hunted.

Description
A Scissor-tooth shark, Edestus giganteus attacks an unsuspecting fish during the late Carboniferous. According to research by palaeontologist Wayne M. Itano of the species Edestus minor indicate that this genus of holocephalid fish might have hunted by vertically thrashing its prey, slicing it to pieces with its bizarre array of teeth. The animal would then devour its victim after dispatching it. The evidence for such a hunting style comes from tooth whorls from Edestus minor specimens in Texas, which show wear on the outermost teeth from impacting with the body parts of thick-skinned animals. What kind of thick-skinned creatures Edestus might have eaten is currently unknown.

My portrayal of the newest theory on how Edestus might have hunted.