in a subtropical climate

displaying a mixture of traits that suggest affinities with both the Delphinoidea and more basal forms of toothed cetaceans

The torso was deep

These spines could have measured more than 60 centimeters long and

An interesting feature of Dakosaurus maximus was its adaptation to life in the sea

Kubanochoerus gigas Scale:1:35 in a subtropical climateKubanochoerus gigas was one of the largest suids of the Miocene, belonging to the family Suidae and related to the tetraconodontines, an extinct group characterized by hypertrophied dentition and massive skulls. It inhabited Eurasia during the Middle Miocene, approximately 15 to 11 million years ago, in open environments with mosaics of wooded savanna and scattered forests. It was an artiodactyl of colossal proportions for its lineage, with an