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, ...

Some were the size of a dog. Others were as large as polar bears. A newly-discovered fossil of the ferocious hyaenodont is helping scientists understand a little bit more about the mysterious ...

A 300-million-year-old carnivore’s skull was found in Egypt’s Fayum Desert.(X/@heshamsallam) The discovery—a nearly complete skull—sheds fresh light on Africa’s ancient food chain and ...

This discovery challenges previous classifications. Scientists have uncovered a nearly complete skull of a new prehistoric carnivore, Bastetodon syrtos, in Egypt's Fayum Depression. Dating back 30 ...

Scientists have discovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon syrtos, a fierce prehistoric carnivore, in Egypt’s Fayum Depression. Dating back 30 million years, the find reshapes ...

The study of the skull reveals specific adaptations for predation, reinforcing the hypothesis of a powerful and fearsome carnivore.

His excited shout brought the team together, marking the beginning of an extraordinary discovery: a nearly complete skull of an ancient apex carnivore, a dream for any vertebrate paleontologist.” ...

Professor Lee Berger, the project's leader and Director of the Centre for Exploration of the Deep Human Journey at Wits ...

Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, want to both pin ...