Fossilized skeleton of Paroodectes feisti, a miacid animal that lived during the early Eocene (ca. 50 million years ago) in the rain forests and swamp

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Fossilized skeleton of Paroodectes feisti, a miacid animal that lived during the early Eocene (ca. 50 million years ago) in the rain forests and swamps of the present-day Germany. It was a prehistoric predator that had the size and the appearance of a cat and was well adapted to climbing, as is apparent from its limbs, joints and shoulder bones. Its long tail gave balance for tree climbing and jumping from branch to branch.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Paris, France
Photo credit: © Zeytun Travel Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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