GRAY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The extinct genus is called Borophagus, meaning “gluttonous eater” — and now researchers have learned the giant bone-crushing dog was present at the Pliocene-era Gray Fossil site.

East Tennessee State University says researchers have discovered evidence of the extinct "bone-crushing" dog at a fossil site that also included herbivores, a sabretooth cat and alligators. The ...

Long before coyotes and millions of years before wolves, bone-crushing dogs padded across North America. The prehistoric canids came in an array of sizes, from small nippers comparable to foxes to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Researchers at East Tennessee State University’s Gray Fossil Site have found the first evidence of any animals in the dog family. The Gray Fossil Site has produced numerous ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WSMV) - Researchers at East Tennessee State University discovered an upper arm bone of an animal that they believe to be a member of an extinct group more commonly called ...

Artist illustration of a pack of Borophagus secundus Wang et al., May 2018. Adapted from Wang et al., 2008: figure 5.4 and with permission for reproduction by Mauricio Antón under CC By 4.0 Long ...