Fearsome Hyena-Like Mammals Lived in Africa 30 Million Years Ago

Paleontologists from the American University in Cairo and elsewhere say they have found an almost complete skull of the hyaenodont Bastetodon syrtos in the lower Oligocene layers of the Jebel Qatrani Formation, Egypt. The post Fearsome Hyena-Like Mammals Lived in Africa 30 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Feb 17, 2025 - 12:45
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Fearsome Hyena-Like Mammals Lived in Africa 30 Million Years Ago
Bastetodon syrtos. Image credit: Ahmad Morsi.

Paleontologists from the American University in Cairo and elsewhere say they have found an almost complete skull of the hyaenodont Bastetodon syrtos in the lower Oligocene layers of the Jebel Qatrani Formation, Egypt.

The post Fearsome Hyena-Like Mammals Lived in Africa 30 Million Years Ago appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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