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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