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Megaraptor ("giant thief") was once thought to be the largest dromaeosaur ever found, but is now known to be a more basal type of tetanuran, possibly a carnosaur or spinosaur.

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Q: Is megarptor a spinosaurid or a dromaeosaurid?
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