Ancient Arctic Hyenas (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Ancient Arctic Hyenas

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An artist's rendering of ancient Arctic hyenas belonging to the genus Chasmaporthetes. A new study reports that two enigmatic fossil teeth found in Yukon Territory in Canada belonged to Chasmaporthetes, making the teeth the first known fossils of hyenas found in the Arctic.

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Credit: Julius T. Csotonyi

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