They could not have had any clue that they were doing it, but, through their dining habits, prehistoric predators helped create the hominin fossil record. From the croc-bitten feet of Homo habilis the croc-bitten feet of Homo habilis to the hapless Homo erectus of Dragon Bone Hillthe hapless Homo erectus of Dragon Bone Hillthe hapless Homo erectus of Dragon Bone Hill and the chewed-up remains of Orrorin, many well-known hominin specimens were either killed or scavenged by carnivores of various stripes. Today, in a poster presented at