Did Andrewsarchus Have Hooves?

Despite their canine-like appearance, Andrewsarchus was not related to modern scavengers, such as dogs, wolves, or even hyenas. Strangely, they possessed hooves on their feet as opposed to claws. In fact, their nearest modern relatives are hoofed animals like sheep and goats.

What did Andrewsarchus look like?

Although only the skull of Andrewsarchus mongoliensis has ever been found, researchers infer from the fossil's size and evolutionary relationships that the animal was about 6 feet high at the shoulder and 12 feet long, a size that would make Andrewsarchus the largest known meat-eating land mammal that ever lived.

Is Andrewsarchus real?

Andrewsarchus (/ˌændruːˈsɑːrkəs/) is an extinct genus of mammal that lived during the middle Eocene epoch in what is now Inner Mongolia, China.