Pachyaena

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Pachyaena
Fossil range: Paleocene to Early Eocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Mesonychia
Family: Mesonychidae
Genus: Pachyaena
Species
  • P. gigantea
  • P. intermedia
  • P. ossifraga
  • P. gracilis

Pachyaena (literally, "Thick Hyena") was a genus of heavily built, relatively short-legged mesonychids that originated from Asia. The species ranged in size from a coyote to a bear. During the height of their influence, the species of Pachyaena, like those of Dissacus before them, ranged from Europe to North America.

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