Borhyaena

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Theria
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: †Sparassodonta
Familia: Borhyaenidae
Genus: Borhyaena
Species: B. macrodonta - B. tuberata

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Borhyaena is an extinct genus of South American marsupial, living between 20 and 15 million years ago.

Borhyaena was a large, bear-like marsupial predator of up to 1.5 metres (5 ft) long and with an estimated average weight of 100 kilograms (220 lb). A typical borhyaenid, it had flat feet and a heavy build. Borhyaena probably hunted from an ambush as its short legs would not have allowed it to run very fast.[1]
References

1. ^ Palmer, D., ed (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 203. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.