'Fearsome' New Leopard-Sized Predator From 30 Million Years Ago Revealed
The team named the new genus Bastetodon partly in reference to the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, in honor of where the specimen was unearthed and of the feline-like snout of the ancient predator. The second part of the name, "-odon", means tooth.
Leopard-sized ancient apex predator Bastetodon found in Egyptian desert
Bastetodon was classified as a species of the extinct group of carnivorous mammals called hyenodonts, which evolved long before modern carnivorous animals.
Rare Egyptian skull sheds light on ‘fearsome’ new 30-million-year-old leopard-sized predator
The species, known as Bastetodon and named for an Egyptian goddess, had sharp teeth and an incredibly powerful grip
Fossil of ‘leopard-sized’ ancient predator discovered in Egypt
Scientists have discovered a “fearsome” new species of carnivore that lived 30 million years ago, after finding a skull in the desert in Egypt. The “leopard-sized” mammal known as Bastetodon is believed to have coexisted with hippos and early elephants in what was then a lush forest in Fayoum,
Fearsome elephant hunting predator from 30 million years ago unveiled
The new species was identified following the discovery of a near-complete skull in the Egyptian desert of Fayum.
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