European fossil evidence suggests modern carnivores did not simply replace rival predators by outcompeting them. Carnivoramorphs expanded into a wider range of body sizes after warming about 40 million years ago, while hyaenodonts remained diverse for millions of years. The different histories of Europe and North America point to regional climate and environmental change as major forces shaping predator evolution. Europe’s ancient predators did …
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