Back in its heyday, this animal likely stalked hyraxes, elephants, early hippopotamuses, and even humanity’s own monkey-like ancestors. Paleontologists located B. syrtos’ football-sized skull ...

Paradise for all creatures therein, however, it was not. The primates, hippopotamuses, elephants, and hyraxes that lived there 30 million years ago were all likely prey for one fearsome hunter ...

Paradise for all creatures therein, however, it was not. The primates, hippopotamuses, elephants, and hyraxes that lived there 30 million years ago were all likely prey for one fearsome hunter: a ...

This lineage once ruled the food chain in the time after dinosaurs went extinct, preying on primates, early hippos, early elephants and hyraxes, but were later wiped out themselves. In life ...

A leopard-sized “fearsome” predator that hunted early elephants 30 million years ago has been identified following the discovery of a near-complete skull.

The findings, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, detail how the ferocious creature would have probably preyed on primates, early hippos, early elephants, and hyraxes in the lush ...

It dominated its ecosystem, preying on early primates, hippos, elephants, and hyraxes. During this era, Egypt’s Fayum region was a lush forest, now replaced by desert. Published in the Journal ...

Just like the other species of carnivorous, the creature had razor-sharp teeth and a powerful jaw, which it used to prey on early primates and ancient species of hippopotamus, elephants and hyraxes.

Researchers indicate that Bastetodon probably hunted large prey, including primates, the first hippos, early elephants, and hyraxes in the lush Fayum forest. Bastetodon was the top predator of its ...

The “Sallam Lab” team described the Bastetodon as possessing the jaw power and hyena-like teeth to prey on early hippos, elephants, and hyraxes in the lush forest of Fayum, now a desert.

The findings, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, detail how the ferocious creature would have probably preyed on primates, early hippos, early elephants, and hyraxes in the lush ...