Creodonta: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	creodont

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Hyaenodontidae Oxyaenidae Hyaenodon Cretaceous Period Cenozoic Era extinction placental mammal dinosaur Australopithecus pterosaur gomphothere ichthyosaur mammoth basilosaurid Simocetus Llanocetus denticrenatus sabre-toothed cat

Mute swan with cygnet. (birds)

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Lion (panthera leo)

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