Dinocrocuta
Extinct genus of carnivores / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dinocrocuta is an extinct genus of hyena-like feliform carnivores in the extinct family Percrocutidae. It lived in Asia and Africa during the Miocene epoch. It had very strong jaws that were able to crush bones.[1][2]
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Dinocrocuta | |
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D. gigantea skull cast, Zoologisk Museum | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Carnivora |
Suborder: | Feliformia |
Family: | †Percrocutidae |
Genus: | †Dinocrocuta Schmidt-Kittler, 1976 |
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