Borhyaena is an extinct genus of , living between 17.5 and 15.5 million years ago in Patagonia, Argentina (Santa Cruz and Sarmiento Formations) and Chile (Río Frias Formation).[ Borhyaena at Fossilworks.org]
Description
Borhyaena was a predator and had a large head and a long, powerful neck similar to living
hyenas. Its legs were
cursorial, albeit less specialized than those of
wolves or the marsupial
thylacine. The most complete specimen is estimated to have weighted and stood at the shoulders.
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