| “ | This is Andrewsarchus, a huge carnivore as tall as a horse and weighing close to a ton. | „ |
| — Allen Johnson, about Andrewsarchus in Big Blue Killer Whale | ||
Andrewsarchus (name meaning "Andrews' Beast") is a genus of artiodactyl that originated during the Middle Eocene epoch in what is now Asia. Among the largest mammalian carnivores known, measuring around 4 meters long and weighing a ton, Andrewsarchus was more closely related to hoofed animals, hippos, and whales, despite its canine-like appearance.
In the Series 3 episode "Big Blue Killer Whale," a pair of Andrewsarchus were brought to the park from Late Eocene Africa, 36 million years ago.
Facts[]
Era & Discovery[]
Physical Attributes[]
Andrewsarchus stood 1.89 meters tall and weighed 1 ton, making them the largest mammal carnivores that had ever walked the Earth.
Despite appearances, Andrewsarchus was not related to modern scavengers like dogs or hyenas. Bizarrely they had hooves on their feet instead of claws, in fact their nearest modern relatives were hoofed animals like sheep and goats. They were in a sense, a sheep in wolf's clothing. They had huge 1 meter long jaws that were designed to crush anything even a sea turtle's main defense would be of little use against the jaws of this animal.
Behavior & Traits[]
Andrewsarchus were solitary hunters and would only get together during the mating season.
Andrewsarchus skull
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Trivia[]
- Andrewsarchus is the largest mammal carnivore brought to the park.
- Andrewsarchus' scientific name is the same as that of Velociraptor. They both share the scientific name "mongoliensis".
- The sound effects of Andrewsarchus are a mix of bull, wild cats (jaguar, leopard, lion, and tiger), hyena, walrus, and wolf sound effects.
- Andrewsarchus is among the largest mammalian predator known, along with Arctotherium and Hyaenodon.
- Andrewsarchus is now known to have an Entelodont-like body structure. They were most likely related.