Egypt, apex and skull discovery

Paleontologists uncover a nearly complete skull of a 30 million-year-old apex carnivore in Egypt
A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously went extinct about 25 million years ago.
Skull of a 30-million-year-old apex predator discovered in Egypt
About 30 million years ago, parts of Egypt were covered in lush forests. Within those trees, lurked an order of fearsome big cat-sized carnivores called Hyaenodonta. These apex predators thrived after the dinosaurs went extinct, but would eventually meet their own untimely end.
Near-complete skull discovery reveals 'top apex,' leopard-sized carnivore
A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the "dream" revelation of a new 30-million-year-old species of the ancient apex predatory carnivore, Hyaenodonta.
Skull of never-before-seen ‘top apex’ predator from prehistoric Africa unearthed
In a nutshell Scientists have discovered a remarkably complete skull of a new prehistoric carnivore species in Egypt’s Fayum Depression, named Bastetodon syrtos, which lived about 30 million years ago and was roughly the size of a modern leopard The discovery has led researchers to correct a century-old misclassification of ancient African predators,
Ancient Skull Unearthed in Egypt Reveals a 30-Million-Year-Old Apex Predator
Hidden beneath Egypt’s desert sands, scientists uncovered a nearly complete skull of Bastetodon, a 30-million-year-old carnivore that once ruled the ancient landscape. This leopard-sized predator, with its fearsome bite,
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Rediscovered fossil reveals rare bird skull from 45 million years ago
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Fossil discovery in the Geiseltal Collection: Researchers identify unique bird skull
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Museum With Renowned Dinosaur Fossils Gets a $25 Million Gift
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Ancient bird skull from Antarctica might be from early duck relative
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Rare bird skull from the age of dinosaurs helps illuminate avian evolution
A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the ...
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‘The Age of Dinosaurs’ exhibit returns to Virginia Museum of Natural History
The Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) is inviting you on a prehistoric adventure to a land before the age of man. The ...