Posted on 02/19/2024 8:37:13 PM PST by Red Badger
This video delves into the intriguing tale of Andrew Sarkus Mongali Enus, the largest land predator ever unearthed. Its discovery, nearly a century past, during an expedition in Mongolia, unveiled a creature of formidable proportions. Initially pegged as a member of the Mesonychids, a diverse group of mammals spanning small to large sizes, further scrutiny four decades later revealed Andrew Sarkus's true kinship with the Uintatheres, colloquially dubbed "hell pigs."
The enigmatic nature of Andrew Sarkus is compounded by its solitary status within the Andrew Sids group, making it a challenge to reconstruct its full anatomical profile. Clad in fur and boasting feet adorned with lightly hooved appendages ensheathed in keratin, this behemoth of the ancient world possessed a disproportionately massive head atop a body reminiscent of generic mammalian anatomy, evoking imagery somewhere between a hippopotamus and a formidable carnivore.
Thriving amidst the subtropical forests of China during the Eocene Epoch, approximately 47.8 to 41.2 million years ago, Andrew Sarkus shared its domain with a diverse array of fauna. Its neighbors included various species of artiodactyls, perissodactyls, catfish, freshwater turtles, crocodilians, and towering flightless birds, painting a vivid picture of a lush prehistoric ecosystem teeming with life.
While direct findings and close relatives of Andrew Sarkus remain elusive, the genetic legacy of its extinct kin offers tantalizing glimpses into the creature's possible appearance and behaviors, stirring the imagination and inviting further exploration into the mysteries of Earth's ancient past.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warg
This bothers me about many scientists. Based almost entirely on speculation, they offer their opinions on what something might have looked and behaved like, when the best and most scientifically correct answer they could and should give is “I/we don’t know”.
WOO PIG SOOIE
When I hear “hell pig” I immediately think of Hillary Clinton.
I thought the largest land predator to ever live was Lizzo.
Ever wonder what was outside the garden of Eden? We know Satan was cast down to earth. We know he can manipulate even weather like he did with Job in destroying all he had. We know he was the highest most intelligent created being ever until he fell.
Who’s to say Satan didn’t monkey around with science in breeding these awful gigantic carnivores. The Lord never intended for a carnivore to exist. Death came as a result of sin. In God’s sinless created world there was no death including animals. He said in Genesis food was fruits, grains, etc.
Satan.....he is bigger and smarter and more evil than we can imagine. Just what was outside the garden of Eden way back when. Adam and Eve were finally kicked out and denied acces to the tree of life. And this is Satan’s world now....for a little bit longer.
From gigantic carnivore to cancer to diseases to sin....Satan brings only death and destruction any way he can. Don’t under estimate him.
Hell-pigs? Were these the animals ridden by the Nine Nozdrul in Harvard Lampoon’s Bored of the Rings?
Hell pigs? Were these the animals ridden by the Nine Nozdrul in Harvard Lampoon’s Bored of the Rings?
Oops.
For those interested in info on the size of this beastie (which seems to be lacking) Andrew Sarkus Mongali Enus is estimated to have had a total body length of 12.5 ft. and body height of 6.2 ft.
So, about the size of a VW Bus.......................
“Being a contrarian I looked up to see how they put this animal together. From about 4 skull fragments and a handful of teeth.”
This reminds me of the old TV show “Quincy” which was about a medical examiner. In one episode he had a leg bone, and from just that bone he reconstructed the entire person. If my memory is correct, the model he made of the person was good enough so the leg bone could be ID’d to a real person. From then on I knew the show was full of BS.
Full of BS just like the creation of this threads monster.
More fake science.
Genus capitalized, species lower case
It’s the tax law
That thing would eat pit bulls like Scooby snacks.
Puppy!!!
After the 100 year long comet strikes of 10,900 BC and the resulting firestorms that burned off 4% of Earth’s vegetation, the oxygen level fell below what those large beasts needed to live. The strikes also ushered in the Younger Dryas Event, the coldest period in recent geological history, which didn’t help their survival.
It’s ManBearPig!!
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