They lived 25 million years ago! In Africa found unknown predators

Techno 13 October, 2017

2017-10-13 21:10

They lived 25 million years ago! In Africa found unknown predators
An international team of paleontologists has discovered a previously unknown species now, carnivorous mammal that lived in North America, Asia and Europe 25 million years ago.

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The got the Pakakali rukwaensis. According to their estimates, the unknown animal was the size of a lynx, reports Rus.Media.

Biogeographic and florentini analysis gave the opportunity to learn more about the transition from early African predators in modern ecosystems.

A valuable finding was discovered in Tanzania (Africa), reports journal PLoS ONE.

After the mass extinction of the dinosaurs don were the main predators in Africa, while from 23 to 25 million years ago, the continent has not got other predatory animals. Subsequently non extinct.