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Megistotherium is an
extinct genus of
hyaenodont belonging to the
family Hyainailouridae that
lived in
Africa and
possibly Asia as well. It
first appeared...
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sized Hyainailouros was
about the size of a tiger,
whereas the
larger Megistotherium has been
estimated to have
reached a
maximum weight of 500 kilograms...
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close and later-surviving
relatives of Simbakubwa,
Hyainailouros and
Megistotherium (the
latter likely being the
largest in the group), and the much earlier-living...
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Closely related to
other large African hyaenodonts such as
Simbakubwa and
Megistotherium,
Hyainailouros walked with a semi-digitigrade
stance and was probably...
- †Creodonta
hyaenodontidae hyeanodon, dissopsalis, sarkastostodon, and
megistotherium.
Superorder Euarchontoglires Grandorder Euarchonta Mirorder Sundatheria...
- †Ekweeconfractus †
Megistotherium †Mlanyama †Pakakali †Simbakubwa †Thereutherium †Akhnatenavus
clade †Akhnatenavus †Hemipsalodon †Ischnognathus †Maocyon/Orienspterodon...
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Doedicurus (live-acted by the Nine-banded armadillo)
Giant man-sized
Spider Megistotherium (live-acted by a white-nosed coati)
Monitor lizard,
possibly the Australian...
- †Ekweeconfractus †
Megistotherium †Mlanyama †Pakakali †Simbakubwa †Thereutherium †Akhnatenavus
clade †Akhnatenavus †Hemipsalodon †Ischnognathus †Maocyon/Orienspterodon...
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extinct by the
close of the Oligocene.[citation needed] Only Simbakubwa,
Megistotherium and
several of its
sister genera,
including Hyainailouros and Sivapterodon...
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weight up to 4000 kg (8818 lbs). The
largest "creodont" was
either Megistotherium or Sarkastodon. Both have had
estimated weights of
around 800 kg (1...
