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.

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

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

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

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

Scientists have discovered a “fearsome” new species of carnivore that lived 30 million years ago, after finding a skull in ...

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

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

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