Scientists discovered Bastetodon, a 300-million-year-old predator in Egypt, revealing Africa's ancient apex carnivores before modern lions and hyenas emerged.

Bastetodon, a leopard-like apex predator, probably dined on early forms of primates, hippos, and elephants.

Scientists in Egypt discovered a not-before-known apex predator that lived 30 million years ago, potentially helping to solve an extinction mystery.

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Explore the fascinating discovery of the African predator Bastetodon syrtos, an ancient prehistoric carnivore from Egypt.

A leopard-sized “fearsome” predator that hunted early elephants 30 million years ago has been identified following the ...

Bastetodon was classified as a species of the extinct group of carnivorous mammals called hyenodonts, which evolved long before modern carnivorous animals.

A team led by paleontologist Shorouq Al-Ashqar of Mansoura University and the American University in Egypt has given the ...

Researchers in Egypt have found a 30-million-year-old skull of Bastetodon, revealing a powerful predator (Hyaenodonta).

The species, known as Bastetodon and named for an Egyptian goddess, had sharp teeth and an incredibly powerful grip ...

With sharp catlike teeth and a doglike body, ancient carnivores called hyaenodonts were once at the top of the food chain, ...