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Rare Egyptian skull sheds light on ‘fearsome’ new 30-million-year-old leopard-sized predator
Rare Egyptian skull sheds light on ‘fearsome’ new 30-million-year-old leopard-sized predator - The species, known as Bastetodon and named for an Egyptian goddess, had sharp teeth and an incredibly pow
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.
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 Egyptian desert
Leopard-sized ancient apex predator Bastetodon found in Egyptian desert
Bastetodon was classified as a species of the extinct group of carnivorous mammals called hyenodonts, which evolved long before modern carnivorous animals.
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.
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,
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Bastetodon, a new 30-million-year-old species of predatory mammal unearthed in Egypt
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30-million-year-old carnivorous predator once ruled ancient Africa
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Scientists Discover Ancient Predator Bastetodon in Fayoum
Bastetodon, a leopard-sized animal with powerful jaws and sharp teeth, was named after Bastet, the Egyptian cat-headed ...
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