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NSF-funded paleontologists have discovered a new species of hyaenodont, a type of extinct meat-eating mammal. Named Pakakali rukwaensis, it was the size of a bobcat and was the main mammalian predator on the African continent between 25 and 23 million years ago, long after the extinction of the dinosaurs. The international team led by Ohio University, discovered the hyaenodonts right cheekbone and sharp tooth in the Rukwa Rift region in Southwestern Tanzania.
