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Galecyon
202156202156Galecyon (†Galecyon (Gingerich & Deutsch, 1989))
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Hyaenodonta
Time period: Early Eocene ~56.0–50.3 Ma (Europe and North America)
Size: Weight estimated at up to 8 kg.
Galecyon is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta, that lived in Europe and North America during the early Eocene.
Prior to 2015, little was known about its post-cranial skeleton. However, following the discovery of more complete fossils, it is now known to have been a primarily terrestrial animal weighing between 5.2 and 7.9 kg, lacking the adaptations for climbing found in some of its close relatives.
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Galecyon (†Galecyon (Gingerich & Deutsch, 1989))
Class: Mammalia
Order: †Hyaenodonta
Time period: Early Eocene ~56.0–50.3 Ma (Europe and North America)
Size: Weight estimated at up to 8 kg.
Galecyon is an extinct genus of placental mammals from extinct order Hyaenodonta, that lived in Europe and North America during the early Eocene.
Prior to 2015, little was known about its post-cranial skeleton. However, following the discovery of more complete fossils, it is now known to have been a primarily terrestrial animal weighing between 5.2 and 7.9 kg, lacking the adaptations for climbing found in some of its close relatives.
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