Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is ...

Scientists have discovered a nearly complete skull of a Hyaenodonta, a hypercarnivore that that lived during the Oligocene ...

Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old ...

is often overlooked in discussions about brachycephalic dogs. While not as extreme as French Bulldogs or Pugs, their broad skull and shortened muzzles still place them in the category of flat-faced ...

For thousands of years, dogs have been considered humans’ best friends ... Credit: Worden Photography for Chapman University The lone group that showed distinct skull morphology was brachycephalic ...

Study finds a poodle, Irish wolfhound, Labrador and Border Collie all have the same shaped skull, with size being the only difference ...

A new study published in Science Advances analyzed three-dimensional skull shapes from 117 canids, including 40 domestic dog breeds and 18 wild species like wolves and foxes. The surprising finding?

The study examined dog breeds commonly used for tasks ... The lone group that showed distinct skull morphology was brachycephalic breeds (e.g., bulldogs), which are characterized by their ...

These dogs are particularly vulnerable to breathing problems due to their brachycephalic skull structure, leading to conditions like brachycephalic airway syndrome (BAS). This can cause snoring, heavy ...