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  1. John Orcutt @[email protected] ·

    #African #FossilFriday

    Today, #Africa's iconic #predators are #carnivorans such as #hyenas, #lions, and wild #dogs. But before this group arrived, a different type of #predator roamed Africa: #hyaenodonts (despite their name, not close relatives of living carnivorans) This #hyaenodont, Pakakali (#Swahili for "fierce #cat") is from #Nsungwe, #Tanzania 🇹🇿, a #Miocene site that dates to just before the arrival of carnivorans from #Eurasia.

    Image from Borths & Stevens 2017

    doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0

    #african #fossilfriday #africa #predators #carnivorans #hyenas
  2. John Orcutt @[email protected] ·

    #African #FossilFriday

    Today, #Africa's iconic #predators are #carnivorans such as #hyenas, #lions, and wild #dogs. But before this group arrived, a different type of #predator roamed Africa: #hyaenodonts (despite their name, not close relatives of living carnivorans) This #hyaenodont, Pakakali (#Swahili for "fierce #cat") is from #Nsungwe, #Tanzania 🇹🇿, a #Miocene site that dates to just before the arrival of carnivorans from #Eurasia.

    Image from Borths & Stevens 2017

    doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0

    #african #fossilfriday #africa #predators #carnivorans #hyenas