Andrewsarchus
Andrewsarchus (/ˌændruːˈsɑːrkəs/) is an extinct genus of mammal that lived during the Middle Eocene in China. It contains two species, A. mongoliensis and A. crassum. It was formerly placed in the families Mesonychidae or Arctocyonidae, but is now the sole member of a distinct family, Andrewsarchidae. It is most notable for being estimated as the largest terrestrial, carnivorous mammal, but that status has been disputed.
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Holotype skull of Andrewsarchus mongoliensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Clade: | Cetancodontamorpha |
Family: | †Andrewsarchidae Szalay & Gould, 1966 |
Genus: | †Andrewsarchus Osborn, 1924 |
Type species | |
†Andrewsarchus mongoliensis Osborn, 1924 | |
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