Species Classification: ‭ ‬Carnivora

Afrosmilus

In Depth        Although Afrosmilus superficially looks like an African big cat,‭ ‬it is actually a barbourfelid,‭ ‬a group of mammals that appeared before the big cats of the Felidae.‭ ‬However‭ ‬exactly how close barbourofelids are to true cats is actually a matter of debate amongst palaeontologists with some claiming that they are not related at … Read more

Agriotherium

In Depth        One of the better known bears in the worlds fossil record,‭ ‬the Agriotherium genus is also easily one of the largest currently known.‭ ‬With this large size it would be tempting to portray Agriotherium as a savage killers of any animal that might be unfortunate enough to be in its way,‭ ‬yet like … Read more

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