Paleontologists discover fossil of ancient bobcat-sized carnivore!

The video discusses the extinct meat-eating mammal Pakakali ruqua insis, discovered by an international team led by Ohio University in Tanzania. Hyenodons, an independent lineage of meat-eating mammals, were the main predators in Africa before being outcompeted by carnivorans. The research team studies the biogeography and phylogenetic analysis to understand how competition led hyenodons to become specialized meat eaters, making them vulnerable to extinction. The new fossil findings help unravel the species' extinction dynamics during the African Cenozoic.

How did hyenodants differ from modern carnivorans?

What factors contributed to the extinction of hyenodants according to the text?