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'Fearsome' predator was once king of the ancient Egyptian forests, then mysteriously vanished
A rare, nearly complete skull unearthed in the Egyptian desert has led to the identification of a new species of apex ...
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Rare Egyptian skull sheds light on ‘fearsome’ new 30-million-year-old leopard-sized predator
Bastetodon was named for the cat-headed Egyptian goddess Bastet, who symbolized protection, pleasure, and good health. It was also an acknowledgment of its cat-like snout and the region where the ...
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Newly discovered ancient apex predator had knife-sharp teeth and bone-crushing jaws
"That was a moment," she said. Paleontologist Shorouq Al-Ashqar with the Bastetodon's remarkably intact skull and a figure of the Egyptian cat goddess Bastet. (Hesham Sallam/American University in ...
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Leopard-sized ancient apex predator Bastetodon found in Egyptian desert
The research team, known as Sallam Lab, named the specimen Bastetodon in honor of the ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, who ...
Skull of ancient 'fearsome' leopard-like creature discovered
A team of scientists have discovered a new species of ancient creature, from a 30-million-year-old skull buried in the ...
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An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct. A fossil could offer clues
"The researchers named the leopard-size species Bastetodon syrtos as a nod to the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet because of the species' unique shorter snout compared with other ...
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'A set of large teeth sticking out of the ground': Scientists reveal ancient hypercarnivore discovered in Egyptian desert
Scientists reveal a never-before-seen species of leopard-size apex predator that lived in lush forest 30 million years ago.