Simbakubwa

Sim-bah-kub-wah.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2012, May 31). Simbakubwa. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/simbakubwa/

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Name

Simbakubwa ‭(‬great lion‭)‬.

Phonetic

Sim-bah-kub-wah.

Named By

M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Borths‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Sevens‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Hyaenodonta,‭ ‬Hyainailouridae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

S.‭ ‬kutokaafrika‭ (‬type‭)‬

Size

Unavailable.

Known locations

Kenya.

Time Period

Aquitanian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial maxilla‭ (‬tooth bearing bone of upper jaw‭)‬,‭ ‬lower jaw and partial post cranial remains.

In Depth

       Simbakubwa is a genus of large hyaenodont that lived in Africa during the Miocene.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬Simbakubwa kutokaafrika,‭ ‬gen.‭ ‬et sp.‭ ‬nov.‭ (‬Hyainailourinae,‭ ‬Hyaenodonta,‭ ‘‬Creodonta,‭’ ‬Mammalia‭)‬,‭ ‬a gigantic carnivore from the earliest Miocene of Kenya.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology.‭ ‬39:‭ ‬e1570222.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬R.‭ ‬Borths‭ & ‬N.‭ ‬J.‭ ‬Sevens‭ ‬-‭ ‬2019.

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