Английская Википедия:Hemipsalodon
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Hemipsalodon ("half-scissor tooth") is an extinct genus of hyainailourid hyaenodonts from the subfamily Hyainailourinae that lived in North America during the middle to late Eocene.[1][2]
Description
The skull of Hemipsalodon grandis is Шаблон:Convert in length, with a lower jaw length of Шаблон:Convert. The most complete skull (O.M.S.I. No. 619), belonged to an old individual. It is powerfully-built, and overall superficially resembles the mesonychid Harpagolestes. The nasal opening is quite large. The canines are greatly enlarged. The anterior portion of the skull is broad anteriorly, but narrows down considerably posteriorly.[3]
References
Шаблон:Pan-Carnivora Шаблон:Taxonbar
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ G. F. Gunnell (1998.) "Creodonta". In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), "Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America, Volume 1: Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate like Mammals", Cambridge University Press, 703 pages Шаблон:Page
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite journal