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What happened to the ancient apex carnivore that suddenly disappeared from the fossil record?

Wednesday February 19, 2025. 01:06 AM , from BoingBoing
What happened to the ancient apex carnivore that suddenly disappeared from the fossil record?
Described as the 'king of the ancient Egyptian forest,' the hypercarnivorous hyaenodonts were enormous mammals—imagine a hyena twice the size of a Kodiak bear—so successful they spread across the globe. 25 millions years ago, though, they vanish from the fossil record. — Read the rest
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