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The simbakubwa, a giant Miocene lion.

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The simbakubwa, a giant Miocene lion.

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04-21-2019, 10:46 AM ( This post was last modified: 04-21-2019, 02:45 PM by Sanju )

(04-21-2019, 10:17 AM)Spalea Wrote: Was the Simbakubwa following the mastodonts' herds in order to feed on the corpses ?
Mastodons evolved during early Pliocene. This creodont is a Miocene carnivore lived about 23 mya.

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These are the fauna available during miocene.

Based on it's teeth shape and design it's more like a bone crusher like his other Hyaenodontids. So, he might be a scavenger like short faced bear, feeding on Paraceratherium and early probocideans which has enough mass to fulfill this beast.

Being a member of ancestral taxa (ferae) to all carnivora order. He possessed digitigrade locomotion, that gives him to run at moderate speeds helpful to catch some giraffids of Africa making it predator upto some extent.


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