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

A remarkable fossil discovery in Egypt has provided valuable insights into the ancient predator species known as hyaenodonts.

Archaeologists uncovered a fossilized skull of an ancient sharp-toothed predator that likely hunted early elephants and primates.

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

What has the body of a dog, the face of a cat, and jaws powerful enough to potentially crush the bones of an elephant? Meet ...

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

Thirty million years ago, a fearsome carnivore roamed the lush forests of what is now Egypt. A recent discovery in the Fayoum ...

A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously went extinct about 25 million years ago.

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

Bearing sharp teeth and powerful jaw muscles, suggesting a strong bite, the newly identified 'Bastetodon' was a leopard-sized ...

Scientists reveal a never-before-seen species of leopard-size apex predator that lived in lush forest 30 million years ago.

B. syrtos, which boasted razor-sharp teeth and a powerful jaw, belonged to an extinct group of meat-eating mammals called ...