From unknown to beardog: Findings rescue fossils from 'trashbin' genus
Science October 12, 2016, 0 Comment 8A new study identifies two fossils previously thought to be generic carnivorans (a large, diverse order of mammals) as some of the earliest known members of the beardog family. These fossils are from animals estimated to be no larger than about five pounds, roughly the size of a Chihuahua and much smaller than formidable descendants that would later evolve.
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