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Its name means “gluttonous eater.”
Its jaws were so powerful it could crush bone.
It roamed North America more than 2 million years ago.
The Borophagus dog was only about the size of modern coyote (32 inches long), but it was much brawnier. It had huge bone-crushing teeth and a protruding forehead as you can see below:
Fossils of the Borophagus dog have been found at numerous sites in the United States and Mexico. But researchers at East Tennessee State University recently found a fossilized humerus (upper arm) bone at the Gray Fossil Site. It’s the first time evidence of the dog has been found there.
Because the Borophagus dog fossils have been found in so many places, some scientists think it was a dominant carnivore of its day. It truly was a “bone-crusher” with jaws so strong they could simply crack open bones of prey or carrion.
That means the Borophagus is one Top Dog you wouldn’t want to mess with.
Until next time,
Hugs and Pug Kisses,
Candy
Sources and Links:
Trace of ‘Bone-Crushing’ Dog Found at Tennessee Fossil Site (usnews.com)
‘Bone-crushing’ dog discovered at Tennessee’s Gray Fossil Site (msn.com)
Skull photo by Eden, Janine and Jim – https://www.flickr.com/photos/edenpictures/46282395812/, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75112240
By Charles R. Knight – Charles R. Knight: he Artist Who Saw Through Time (scan), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25540441
Gray Fossil Site – Official Page | Gray Fossil Site at Hands On! Discovery Center (visithandson.org)
