Hyaenodonta

Extinct order of mammals

Hyaenodonta ("hyena teeth") is an extinct order of mostly carnivorous placental mammals of clade Pan-Carnivora from mirorder Ferae. Hyaenodonts were important mammalian predators that are believed to have arose either in the Late Cretaceous or Early Paleocene within Europe or North America, and persisted well into the Late Miocene. Hyaenodonts were found across Africa, Eurasia, and North America throughout the Cenozoic and occupied a variety of ecosystems, from forests to coastlines.

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