Ancient Hyena Tooth (IMAGE)
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This ice age fossil tooth -- tucked away for years in the collections of the Canadian Museum of Nature -- belonged to the 'running hyena' Chasmaporthetes, according to a new University at Buffalo-led study. This tooth, found in 1977, and one other are the first known hyena fossils found in the Arctic.
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Credit: Grant Zazula / Government of Yukon
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