It’s important to note that both Hyaenodonta and Oxyaenodonta are now extinct. Carnivora is the only one that remains. The next step forward was the Oxyaenidae family, which was most common in North ...

Belonging to the extinct Hyaenodonta order, this creature was named Bastetodon syrtos, referencing the lion-headed Ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet. The findings regarding B. syrtos and its ...

A species of the Hyaenodonta family as depicted by Heinrich Harder in Wilhelm Bolsche’s Tiere der Urwelt (Animals of the Prehistoric World). A new fossil from this extinct predator gives ...

Expert Insights “Shorouq Al-Ashqar stated, ‘The discovery of Bastetodon syrtos marks a significant achievement in our comprehension of Hyaenodonta's diversity and global distribution.

Dating back 30 million years ago to the late Oligocene epoch, the species originated within the sub-family Hyainailourinae, one of several offshoots of the order Hyaenodonta containing dozens and ...

But if hyaenodonta were so tough, why did they die out? That's a matter of debate among scientists, Al-Ashqar said.

The researchers also compared the fossil to that of another lion-sized species of hyaenodonta discovered in Fayum more than 120 years ago, which they have dubbed Sekhmetops, after Sekhmet, the ...

A rare, nearly complete skull unearthed in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the identification of a new species of Hyaenodonta – an extinct group of powerful carnivorous mammals that once ...

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 ...

The nearly complete skull of an ancient predator has been discovered in Egypt’s Fayum Desert. This newly found carnivorous mammal, Bastetodon, is believed to have dominated the ecosystem in the ...

Named Bastetodon, this predator belonged to the now-extinct group Hyaenodonta, a lineage of formidable hunters that thrived millions of years before modern carnivores such as lions, wolves, and ...

The newly identified predator, Bastetodon, belonged to the now-extinct group Hyaenodonta, a lineage of fearsome hunters that thrived millions of years before modern carnivores like lions, wolves ...