Skull of never-before-seen ‘top apex’ predator from prehistoric Africa unearthed
In a nutshell Scientists have discovered a remarkably complete skull of a new prehistoric carnivore species in Egypt’s Fayum Depression, named Bastetodon syrtos, which lived about 30 million years ago and was roughly the size of a modern leopard The discovery has led researchers to correct a century-old misclassification of ancient African predators,
Video shows 30-million-year-old skull of apex predator that could solve extinction riddle
Scientists in Egypt discovered a not-before-known apex predator that lived 30 million years ago, potentially helping to solve an extinction mystery.
Ancient Skull Unearthed in Egypt Reveals a 30-Million-Year-Old Apex Predator
Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old carnivore that once ruled the ancient landscape. This leopard-sized predator, with its fearsome bite,
Paleontologists uncover a nearly complete skull of a 30 million-year-old apex carnivore in Egypt
A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously went extinct about 25 million years ago.
Skull of a 30-million-year-old apex predator discovered in Egypt
About 30 million years ago, parts of Egypt were covered in lush forests. Within those trees, lurked an order of fearsome big cat-sized carnivores called Hyaenodonta. These apex predators thrived after the dinosaurs went extinct,
30-million-year-old skull discovery reveals ‘fearsome’ beast that dominated Egypt
Paleontologists have made an extraordinary discovery in one of Africa’s most important fossil sites, unearthing a new ancient carnivore species known as the Bastetodon. During a recent excavation in the Egyptian desert,
Scientists Rescued the 15-Million-Year-Old Skull of a Hypercarnivore From Obscurity
Scientists have discovered a nearly complete skull of a Hyaenodonta, a hypercarnivore that that lived during the Oligocene ...
'Fearsome' New Leopard-Sized Predator From 30 Million Years Ago Revealed
The team named the new genus Bastetodon partly in reference to the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, in honor of ...
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Neanderthals did have larger faces than early moderns, but the size discrepancy is enhanced here by the fact that the Cro Magnon skull has no teeth. When you compare the skulls from the side ...