Palaeoryctes
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Palaeoryctes is an extinct genus of mammal.
The shrew-like creature was 12,5 cm (5 in) long, had a slender body and typical insectivore teeth. Palaeoryctes and its kind evolved into the large carnivorous Creodonta.
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