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Megistotherium is an
extinct genus of
hyaenodont belonging to the
family Hyainailouridae that
lived in Africa. The name of this
genus comes from Ancient...
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sized Hyainailouros was
about the size of a tiger,
whereas the
larger Megistotherium has been
estimated to have
reached a
maximum weight of 500 kilograms...
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close and later-surviving
relatives of Simbakubwa,
Hyainailouros and
Megistotherium (the
latter likely being the
largest in the group), and the much earlier-living...
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Closely related to
other large African hyaenodonts such as
Simbakubwa and
Megistotherium,
Hyainailouros walked with a semi-digitigrade
stance and was probably...
- †Creodonta
hyaenodontidae hyeanodon, dissopsalis, sarkastostodon, and
megistotherium.
Superorder Euarchontoglires Grandorder Euarchonta Mirorder Sundatheria...
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hyaenodont was
Simbakubwa at 1,500 kg (3,300 lb).
Another giant hyaenodont,
Megistotherium reached 500 kg (1,100 lb) and had a
skull of 66.4 cm (26.1 in) in length...
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extinct by the
close of the Oligocene.[citation needed] Only Simbakubwa,
Megistotherium and
several of its
sister genera,
including Hyainailouros and Sivapterodon...
- †Leakitherium †
Megistotherium †Mlanyama †Metapterodon †Pakakali †Paroxyaena †Simbakubwa †Akhnatenavus
clade †Akhnatenavus †Hemipsalodon †Ischnognathus...
- on its back, a
rhinoceros iguana, a snake, a
coati as an
oversized Megistotherium, a
monitor lizard, an anole, and an
Argentine black and
white tegu....
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Megistotherium...
