Dissacus praenuntius (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Dissacus praenuntius

Caption

Fossil studies of the extinct predator Dissacus praenuntius offer clues as to how ancient animals responded to environmental changes. The ancient omnivore was about the size of a jackal or a coyote.

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ДиБгд, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

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