Simbakubwa Profile (IMAGE)

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Simbakubwa Profile

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Simbakubwa kutokaafrika, an extinct hyaenodont, with a skull as large as that of a rhinoceros and enormous piercing canine teeth, would have been an intimidating part of the eastern African ecosystems occupied by early apes and monkeys.

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Mauricio Anton

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