Described as the "king of the ancient Egyptian forest," the hypercarnivorous hyaenodonts were enormous mammals-imagine a hyena twice the size of a Kodiak bear-so successful they spread across the ...

Explore the fascinating discovery of the African predator Bastetodon syrtos, an ancient prehistoric carnivore from Egypt.

An apex carnivore was 'king of the ancient Egyptian forest' then mysteriously went extinct.

In Egypt's Fayum Desert, researchers have unearthed a new species of ancient carnivorous mammal named Bastetodon. This ...

A team led by paleontologist Shorouq Al-Ashqar of Mansoura University and the American University in Egypt has given the ...

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Researchers in Egypt have found a 30-million-year-old skull of Bastetodon, revealing a powerful predator (Hyaenodonta).

A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously ...