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Could this really ever have happened?
這種事真的會發生嗎
As paleontologists considered the idea of such an epic battle, they immediately saw a problem.
古生物學家認為這種想法是荒謬的，他們立刻指出了其中的破綻
The giant meat-eater, Giganotosaurus, may have been large, but he was still no match for Argentinosaurus.
巨大的食肉恐龍——南方巨獸龍，的確是龐然大物，但它仍無法與阿根廷龍抗衡
There was no way even this big meat-eater could been able to kill such a huge animal.
即使這種大型食肉動物也無法，殺死一只如此巨大的動物
No way, that is, unless Giganotosaurus did what many other predators do when faced with a much bigger prey.
除非南方巨獸龍，能像許多其它掠食動物那樣對付大型獵物
For these hyenas, hunting together is the only way they can bring down this wildebeest.
對于這些鬣狗來說，集體狩獵是制服這只角馬的唯一方法
Could this have been what the clash of titans was really like?
這種情況會發生在巨型恐龍身上嗎
Not with two solitary dinosaurs battling it out by themselves,
不是兩只恐龍展開一對一的較量
but with a pack of marauding Giganotosaurus hunting one enormous Argentinosaurus?
而是一群殘暴的南方巨獸龍圍捕一只龐大的阿根廷龍
Unfortunately, there was a fundamental problem with this idea.
可惜的是，這種觀點犯了一個最基本的錯誤
Paleontologists have traditionally believed that large carnivorous dinosaurs lived and hunted alone.
古生物學家們一向認為大型食肉恐龍都是獨自生活與狩獵
There was no evidence to support the idea of them as pack hunters.
沒有任何證據能證明它們是群體狩獵
If they weren't pack hunters, they could never have attacked the massive long-necked Argentinosaurus.
如果它們不是群體掠食者，它們就不可能攻擊龐大的阿根廷龍
