Pachyaena

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pachyaena (literally, Thick Hyena) was a genus of heavily built, relatively short-legged mesonychids that originated from Asia. The species ranged in size from a coyote to a bear. During the height of their influence, the species of Pachyaena, similar to those of Dissacus before them, ranged from Asia to North America.