Mongolonyx

Mongolonyx is an extinct genus of carnivorous mesonychid mammal that lived during the Middle Eocene in Inner Mongolia (China). It was described by Szalay and Gould.

Mongolonyx Temporal range: Middle Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
M. robustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	†Mesonychia
Family:	†Mesonychidae
Genus:	†Mongolonyx Szalay & Gould, 1966
Species
Mongolonyx dolichognathus Mongolonyx robustus

Mongolonyx fossils have been found in the Irdin Manha beds, in Inner Mongolia. It was a huge carnivorous animal comparable in size to a large bear.^[1]