Pachyaena

Pachyaena Temporal range: Paleocene–Early Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
P. gigantea jaws
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Mesonychia
Family:	Mesonychidae
Genus:	Pachyaena Cope, 1874
Species
P. gigantea P. intermedia P. ossifraga P. gracilis

Pachyaena (literally, "Thick Hyena") was a genus of heavily built, relatively short-legged mesonychids that originated from Asia. The species ranged in size from a coyote to a bear. During the height of their influence, the species of Pachyaena, similar to those of Dissacus before them, ranged from Asia to North America.

Size varied depending on the species: For P. gracilis, the body mass estimated based in femur length is 24.0 kg, for P. ossifraga is about 56.9 kg, and for the large P. gigantea is 81.7 kg.^[1][2] However weight estimations of P. gigantea vary from 129 to 396 kg.^[3]

Species

• Genus Pachyaena
  • Pachyaena gigantea
  • Pachyaena intermedia
  • Pachyaena ossifraga
  • Pachyaena gracilis

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