A large wolf-like animal is sniffing and pawing at a pile of dead fish washed ashore.
Metahapalodectes makhchinus
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WIP "Stanton has sashimi"
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A large, wolf-like animal on a river rock carries a large arowana fish in its jaws. Around are otter-like animals sunning themselves on other river rocks
Lohoodon lushiensis compared with Hapalodectes sp.
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WIP "YOU??? YOU'RE THE LOHOO LADY???"
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A pair of otter-like animals swimming. The larger male has its sharp-fanged mouth opened in an attempt to snap at an arrowana-like fish. The smaller female swims behind the male in order to attack the fish while the fish is evading her mate.
Hapalodectes lopatini
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An otter-like animal, Hapalodectes, is swimming past an alligator-like animal, Champsosaurus, and a rat-like animal, Palaeosinopa
Hapalodectes anthracinus
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WIP "Mesonychians"
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Yantanglestes feiganensis, a small, dog-like animal, tries to avoid being discovered by its much larger, and very hungry relative, Dissacus rotundus, a large, dog-like animal seen in profile in the background
A large, dog-like animal, Dissacus rotundus, pounces on its much smaller relative, Yantanglestes feiganensis, in a field of large leaves
Mongolestes hadrodens, a tiger-sized animal with large, stout fangs, stands in a dried out riverbed. It looks back at the viewer while a desiccated garfish corpse lies in front of its front paws.
A small, dog-like animal, Hapalodectes serus, crawls out of a stream, carrying its prey, a large garfish, by the beak. In the background is a wolf-like animal, Pachyaena, sleeping peacefully on the other stream bank.
Mesonychians
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An otter-like animal with big fangs opens its mouth to bite an arowana-like fish
WIP "Hapalodectus dux"
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