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- This prehistoric monster is the largest dog that ever lived and was . . .
At 2 5m in length, 1m in height, and 125kg in weight, this particular species of Epicyon was more comparable in size to a brown bear than your average labrador The other two species, Epicyon aelurodontoides and Epicyon saevus, were smaller, but even they were similar in size to a modern grey wolf Not all borophagines were giants like Epicyon
- Epicyon - Wikipedia
Epicyon ("more than a dog") is a large, extinct, canid genus of the subfamily Borophaginae ("bone-crushing dogs"), native to North America
- Epicyon haydeni Animal Facts - Epicyon haydeni - A-Z Animals
Known as one of the largest species of all canines, the Epicyon Haydeni had a body length of about 7-10 feet and a shoulder height of 35 inches It weighed about 200-300 lbs, with the largest known specimen weighing 370 lbs
- Meet The ‘Largest Canid Ever’ That Ruled Prehistoric . . . - Forbes
Far bigger than any dog that walks the earth today, Epicyon haydeni dominated North America for millions of years before it disappeared into oblivion And cats might have played a part
- Ancient eight-foot long “bone-crushing” dog was the largest ever
Due to its bigger size and heavier skeleton, Epicyon haydeni was unable to run as long a distance as others such as Epicyon saevus, which was half as heavy and almost half as tall Instead, Epicyon haydeni relied on social hunting strategies and short bursts of speed
- Epicyon - Facts and Figures - ThoughtCo
The largest species of Epicyon weighed in the neighborhood of 200 to 300 pounds—as much as, or more than, a full-grown human--and it possessed unusually powerful jaws and teeth, which made its head look more like that of a big cat than a dog or wolf
- Meet The ‘Largest Canid Ever’ That Ruled . . . - doggonewell. dog
A member of the “bone-crushing” Borophaginae subfamily, Epicyon haydeni was not just any canid Its name, meaning “more than a dog,” did justice to its impressive stature This massive canid, measuring up to 2 4 meters (7 9 feet) in length and weighing as much as 170 kilograms (375 pounds), dwarfed modern wolves
- Epicyon | Natural History
The bigger members of this subfamily include the Epicyon dogs, which were quite hyena-like and were about twice the size of a large wolf; the Borophagus dogs that were a quite bit smaller but possessed more powerful jaws; and the Aelurodon dogs, which were massive pack hunters with similarly strong jaws
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