Chriacus

**//__Chriacus __//**

 
 * The Chriacus is said to live 63 million years ago.
 * It was a raccoon-like mammal.
 * It grew to be up to 1 meter (3 feet) including its tail.
 * It had a light build, weighing up to only 15lb.
 * It walked on the soles of its feet.
 * They usually had 5 toes on each foot, with longs claws on each toe.
 * They used their claws to dig or to help them climb trees
 * They also used ther back legs to help them climb
 * Chriacus were omnivores, meaning they ate fruit, eggs, and mammals smaller then them.
 * The Chriacus lived in Europe, Canada, and even the U.S.
 * The fi [[image:2004_gallery_Chriacus.jpg width="239" height="154" align="right" caption="Looks like its part raccoon, part weasle"]]rst fossil ever found in Wyoming. <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(255,56,231); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(255,56,231); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It was a mammal


 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #fba2fa; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">In wyoming there is a almost complete fossil of the Chriacus found
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #fba2fa; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">it adapted to life on the forest floor
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #fba2fa; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">it has powerful legs with sharp edged claws
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #fba2fa; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">has a long tail
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #fba2fa; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">may have eaten fruits,insects,and other small animals
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #fba2fa; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">One of the first to know to have a long narrow lower incicor teeth shaped like a comb
 * <span style="font-size: 150%; color: #fba2fa; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Microscopic grooves on these teeth made them know that they used them to groom there fur.

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