Hyaenodonta
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Hyaenodonta is an extinct order of mostly carnivorous placental mammals of clade Pan-Carnivora from mirorder Ferae. Hyaenodonts were important mammalian predators that are believed to have arose eithe
Hyaenodonta
Skeleton of Lesmesodon edingeri, a weasel-sized hyaenodont
Size comparison of Simbakubwa kutokaafrika and a human
Skeleton of Hyaenodon horridus
Hyaenodon
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Hyaenodon is an extinct genus of carnivorous placental mammals from the tribe Hyaenodontini, part of the subfamily Hyaenodontinae, that belonged to the now extinct order Hyaenodonta. The genus was fou
Hyaenodonta
…displayed a variety of body shapes, diet, and sizes, ranging from ambush predators like Hyainailouros to pounce-pursuit predators like some species of Hyaenodon. The order currently consists of three superfamilies, Hyaenodontoidae, Hyainailouroidea, and Limnocyonoidea, in addition to smaller groups such as the…
Hyaenodon
Skull of H. horridus
Reconstruction of Hyaenodon by Heinrich Harder (around 1920)