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Contact: Kristin Elise Phillips
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American Museum of Natural History
Caption: An early carnivore that was a close relative of Miacis uintensis, Vulpavus, is about to climb on a tree trunk. This illustrates the varied locomotor adaptations seen across even the earliest relatives of living carnivorans.
Credit: Marlene Donnelly and The Field Museum
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