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The right lower canine of a large proborhyaenid sparassodont from the Tremembé Formation, Brazil. Scale bars - 5 mm in (A-E) and 20 mm in (H). Image credit: Rangel et al., doi: 10.4072/rbp.2025.2.0534.

Fossil of Carnivorous ‘Swamp Monster’ Found in Brazil

Oct 24, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have uncovered the fossilized lower right canine of a large proborhyaenid sparassodont in the Taubaté Basin of Brazil. The right lower...