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Early cat relative (cast)
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
Stalking and Ambushing Dinner
Many predators tracked and ambushed their prey alone or in pairs. CatCat-like Hoplophoneus had strong front legs for grabbing and long canines for stabbing. It may have climbed as well.
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- Title: Early cat relative (cast)
- Location: Brule Formation, Pennington Co., South Dakota, United States, North America
- Physical Dimensions: 123 cm x 30 cm x 46 cm
- Type: Fossil
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- Weight: 50 kg (estimated)
- USNM Catalog Number(s): V6720
- Scientific Name: <i>Hoplophoneus primaevus</i>
- Photo Credit: Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Historic Period: Lived 34–33 million years ago
- Geologic Age: Cenozoic - Paleogene - Late Eocene - Early Oligocene
- Field: Paleobiology
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