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Andrewsarchus mongoliensis

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This is an archaic ungulate is one of the largest predatory mammals in the history of the group. The time of his life had at the beginning of the Late Eocene of Asia. It was a time of huge predators in Asia. Along with him about the same time lived at least large predatory mammals: Sarkastodon, Paratriisodon, Honanodon macrodontus, Mongolonyx robustus.
Andrewsarchus was the size of a large bull. It is not a Mesonychid, probably a relic, whose lineage begins with the branch lines of the Mesonychia, Triisodontidae, Artiodactyla and Cetacea. Andrewsarchus have many of parallel characteristics with Entelodonts, but there are also features that point to hes predatory specialization.
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I personally see this thing as a stem-entelodont trying to be a crocodile or Spinosaurus, based on the jaw.