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How big was this critter, anyway? What specimens found suggest six feet at the shoulder and ten feet in length? The claims require a citation or a reference. Has anyone heard anything about this particular creodont?
I found this paper estimating it to be 800 kg. It also estimates megistotherium (=HYAINAILOUROS) to be 500 kg Sorkin, B. 2008: A biomechanical constraint on body mass in terrestrial mammalian predators. Lethaia, Vol. 41, pp. 333–347 Brisio ( talk) 12:40, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
Isn't it presumptuous to assume there's a size limit for terrestrial mammal carnivores, when just about every time someone postulates such a limit, a limit-breaker is discovered? Unless there's some intrinsic reason to believe so, in which case it ought to be listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.70.113 ( talk) 19:57, 13 February 2011 (UTC)
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How big was this critter, anyway? What specimens found suggest six feet at the shoulder and ten feet in length? The claims require a citation or a reference. Has anyone heard anything about this particular creodont?
I found this paper estimating it to be 800 kg. It also estimates megistotherium (=HYAINAILOUROS) to be 500 kg Sorkin, B. 2008: A biomechanical constraint on body mass in terrestrial mammalian predators. Lethaia, Vol. 41, pp. 333–347 Brisio ( talk) 12:40, 11 October 2010 (UTC)
Isn't it presumptuous to assume there's a size limit for terrestrial mammal carnivores, when just about every time someone postulates such a limit, a limit-breaker is discovered? Unless there's some intrinsic reason to believe so, in which case it ought to be listed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.73.70.113 ( talk) 19:57, 13 February 2011 (UTC)