Scientists have discovered a nearly complete skull of a Hyaenodonta, a hypercarnivore that that lived during the Oligocene Epoch some 20 million years ago. Scientifically known as Bastetodon syrtos, ...

It was likely a "hypercarnivore," scientists say — a carnivore with a diet of more than 70% meat. Related: Mysterious ...

The newfound hypercarnivore species Bastetodon syrtos lived about 30 million years ago. | Credit: Ahmad Morsi A skull discovered in the Egyptian desert belongs to a never-before-seen apex predator ...

“Nowadays, the ability to eat a diet exclusively on meat, also called a hypercarnivore, is not uncommon. Tigers do it, polar bears can do it. If you have a domestic cat, you may even have a ...