Mesonychid
extinct order of mammals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mesonychids [1] were the first mammalian carnivores after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
Quick Facts Mesonychia Temporal range: Lower Palaeocene to Lower Oligocene, Scientific classification ...
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Harpagolestes immanis skull | |
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These "wolves on hooves" are an extinct order of carnivorous mammals, closely related to artiodactyls.[2]
Mesonychids first appeared in the early Palaeocene with the genus Dissacus. They went in decline at the end of the Eocene, and became extinct in the early Oligocene.