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An extinct group of carnivorans called creodonts have tried to be cats.
From Scientific American • Oct. 4, 2023
We can well understand how guarded one must be in working out the restorations of dinosaurs and fossil birds, of the Permian and Triassic theromorphs, and the Tertiary creodonts as compared with existing carnivora.
From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
The carnivorous mammals of the sea—whales, seals, walruses, etc.—seem to have been derived from some of the creodonts of the early Tertiary by adaptation to aquatic life.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
The dog family diverged from the creodonts late in the Eocene, and divided into two branches, one of which evolved the wolves and the other the foxes.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
Perhaps, this high ratio reflects the imperfectly carnivorous habits of the Paleocene creodonts as a group.
From Preliminary Survey of a Paleocene Faunule from the Angels Peak Area, New Mexico by Wilson, Robert W.