These findings challenge the traditional view of brain evolution and demonstrate that, while ... Less, but More: A New Evolutionary Scenario Marked by Massive Gene Loss and Expansion Feb.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Back in its heyday, this animal likely stalked hyraxes, elephants ... significant achievement in understanding the diversity and evolution of hyaenodonts and their global distribution,” Shorouq ...