Scientists have discovered a nearly complete skull of a Hyaenodonta, a hypercarnivore that that lived during the Oligocene Epoch some 20 million years ago. Scientifically known as Bastetodon syrtos, ...
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An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct. A fossil could offer cluesThe skull dates back to the early Oligocene Epoch around 30 million years ago, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. When the study authors uncovered the ...
A remarkable fossil discovery in Egypt has provided valuable insights into the ancient predator species known as hyaenodonts. This newfound species, named Bastetodon syrtos, once ruled the tropical ...
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