Post by rubl on Apr 24, 2017 17:30:51 GMT 7
"Masrasector nananubis, not a predecessor of some Nana predators (I think)
"Meet the skunk-sized predator that topped the food chain 34 million years ago
When we think of apex predators, we usually think of large, fearsome beasts that can strike fear into the hearts of their prey with a single roar. So it might come as a surprise that one of the creatures that shot up to the top of the food chain following the dinosaurs' demise was no bigger than a skunk. Named after the jackal-faced Egyptian god of mummification Anubis, the rise and fall of Masrasector nananubis, whose 34-million-year-old fossilized remains were recently identified in Egypt, was also part of an epic evolutionary tale of climate change and continental drift.
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newatlas.com/masrasector-nananubis-fossil-egypt/49141/
"Meet the skunk-sized predator that topped the food chain 34 million years ago
When we think of apex predators, we usually think of large, fearsome beasts that can strike fear into the hearts of their prey with a single roar. So it might come as a surprise that one of the creatures that shot up to the top of the food chain following the dinosaurs' demise was no bigger than a skunk. Named after the jackal-faced Egyptian god of mummification Anubis, the rise and fall of Masrasector nananubis, whose 34-million-year-old fossilized remains were recently identified in Egypt, was also part of an epic evolutionary tale of climate change and continental drift.
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newatlas.com/masrasector-nananubis-fossil-egypt/49141/
