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The following list contains the largest terrestrial members of the order Carnivora, ... North America, Eurasia: 2 Brown bear: Ursus arctos: Ursidae: 270-635:
Some A. simus individuals might have been the largest land-dwelling specimens of Carnivora that ever lived in North America. Standing up on its hind legs, A. simus stood 2.4–3.4 m (8–11 ft), [ 42 ] [ 43 ] with a maximum vertical arm reach of 4.3 metres (14 ft). [ 44 ]
The largest beaver was the giant beaver (Castoroides) of North America. It grew over 2 m in length and weighed roughly 90 to 125 kg (198 to 276 lb), also making it one of the largest rodents to ever exist. [208] The largest old world porcupine are the Hystrix refossa was larger than living porcupines.
The largest known metatherian carnivore, ... In North America, ... ever grew to masses much above 500 kilograms (1,100 lb), and thus never attained the size of the ...
Castoroides (Latin: "beaver" (castor), "like" (oides) [2]), or the giant beaver, is an extinct genus of enormous, bear-sized beavers that lived in North America during the Pleistocene. Two species are currently recognized, C. dilophidus in the Southeastern United States and C. ohioensis in most of North America.
Researchers have wondered how an alligator-size arthropod lived more than 300 million years ago. The discovery of an intact Arthropleura head offers new insights. World’s largest arthropod lived ...
Carnivorans of North America — the carnivorous mammals of North America. Subcategories. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. .
The smaller basin in the north is home to the newly discovered northern green anaconda. The newly discovered northern green anaconda lurks in the waters on the Amazon's Orinoco basin. The two ...