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Simbakubwa ("great lion") is an
extinct genus of
hyaenodonts to the
family Hyainailourinae that
lived in
Kenya during the
early Miocene. The
fossils of...
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generally ranged in size from 30 to 140 cm at the shoulder.
While Simbakubwa kutokaafrika may have been up to 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) (surp****ing the modern...
- and Asia.
Closely related to
other large African hyaenodonts such as
Simbakubwa and Megistotherium,
Hyainailouros walked with a semi-digitigrade stance...
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Paleoenvironmental Contingencies"
Matthew R. Borths;
Nancy J.
Stevens (2019). "
Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, gen. et sp. nov. (Hyainailourinae, Hyaenodonta, 'Creodonta...
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becoming extinct by the
close of the Oligocene.[citation needed] Only
Simbakubwa,
Megistotherium and
several of its
sister genera,
including Hyainailouros...
- †Leakitherium †Megistotherium †Mlanyama †Metapterodon †Pakakali †Paroxyaena †
Simbakubwa †Akhnatenavus
clade †Akhnatenavus †Hemipsalodon †Ischnognathus †Hyainailourini...
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weighs (up to 8.6 kg (19 lb) for
adult males). The
largest hyaenodont was
Simbakubwa at 1,500 kg (3,300 lb).
Another giant hyaenodont,
Megistotherium reached...
- size of
about 1000 kg (the
carnivoran Arctotherium and the
hyaenodontid Simbakubwa may have been
somewhat larger). The
largest known metatherian carnivore...
- †Leakitherium †Megistotherium †Mlanyama †Metapterodon †Pakakali †Paroxyaena †
Simbakubwa †Akhnatenavus
clade †Akhnatenavus †Hemipsalodon †Ischnognathus †Hyainailourini...
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Paleoenvironmental Contingencies"
Matthew R. Borths;
Nancy J.
Stevens (2019). "
Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, gen. et sp. nov. (Hyainailourinae, Hyaenodonta, 'Creodonta...
