Name: Mesonyx (Middle claw).
Phonetic: Mee-son-icks.
Named By: Edward Drinker Cope - 1872.
Classification: Chordata, Mammalia, Mesonychia, Mesonychidae.
Species: M. obtusidens (type) M. nuhetingensis, M. uqbulakensis. M. lanius and M. uintensis are also sometimes mentioned but their validity is uncertain as their appearance is not universal.
Diet: Carnivore.
Size: 1.5 meters long.
Known locations: USA - Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. China.
Time period: Ypresian to Lutetian of the Eocene.
Fossil representation: Many specimens.
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