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

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

A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the "dream" revelation of a new ...

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

About 30 million years ago, parts of Egypt were covered in lush forests. Within those trees, lurked an order of fearsome big ...

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

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

In a nutshell Scientists have discovered a remarkably complete skull of a new prehistoric carnivore species in Egypt’s Fayum ...

The team named the new genus Bastetodon partly in reference to the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, in honor of ...

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

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