The Miocene epoch witnessed a remarkable diversification of carnivorous mammals, spanning basal caniforms and feliforms through to apex predators such as saber-toothed cats and bone-cracking hyaenids.

The vegetation in northern high latitudes was likely dense forest before cooling temperatures transformed it into grassland during the Late Miocene —a shift that further accelerated global cooling.

One day in the Middle Miocene epoch, some 11 million to 16 million years ago, a roughly 4.8-metre-long caiman ate a terror bird 1. Andres Link at the University of ...

"Terrestrial apex predators may preferentially wander close to water sources —especially in dry seasons—as these areas may set an ideal scenario for terrestrial predators to feed on aquatic taxa, or ...