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.
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, but would eventually meet their own untimely end.
Near-complete skull discovery reveals ‘top apex’, leopard-sized “fearsome” carnivore
A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the “dream” revelation of a new 30-million-year-old species of the ancient apex predatory carnivore, Hyaenodonta.
Skull Found in Egypt Reveals Unknown 30-Million-Year-Old Predator
Researchers in Egypt have found a 30-million-year-old skull of Bastetodon, revealing a powerful predator (Hyaenodonta).
Near-complete skull discovery reveals 'top apex,' leopard-sized carnivore
A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the "dream" revelation of a new 30-million-year-old species of the ancient apex predatory carnivore, Hyaenodonta.
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 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,
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 ...
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What happened to the ancient apex carnivore that suddenly disappeared from the fossil record?
Described as the "king of the ancient Egyptian forest," the hypercarnivorous hyaenodonts were enormous mammals-imagine a ...
A 30-million-year-old fossil discovery may unlock secrets of predator's extinction
An apex carnivore was 'king of the ancient Egyptian forest' then mysteriously went extinct.
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30-Million-Year-Old Hypercarnivore Skull 'Dream Find' For Paleontologists
A team led by paleontologist Shorouq Al-Ashqar of Mansoura University and the American University in Egypt has given the ...
Skull of ancient 'fearsome' leopard-like creature discovered
A team of scientists have discovered a new species of ancient creature, from a 30-million-year-old skull buried in the ...
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30-million-year-old carnivorous predator once ruled ancient Africa
A leopard-sized “fearsome” predator that hunted early elephants 30 million years ago has been identified following the ...
An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct. A fossil could offer clues
A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously ...