His excited shout brought the team together, marking the beginning of an extraordinary discovery: a nearly complete skull of an ancient apex carnivore, a dream for any vertebrate paleontologist.” ...

the researchers were able to compare findings from those remains with the Bastetodon skull and demonstrate that both carnivores belonged to the same group of hyaenodonts that originated in Africa.

With a massive body, sharp teeth, and jaws so powerful they could crush a car, this famous carnivore dominated the forested river valleys in western North America during the late Cretaceous period ...

"His excited shout brought the team together, marking the beginning of an extraordinary discovery: a nearly complete skull of an ancient apex carnivore, a dream for any vertebrate paleontologist." ...

Surprise: Non-dietary Factors Played Important Role in Shaping Skulls of Carnivores (4 of 6) (IMAGE) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Caption ...

We have made a good collection of carnivores - skulls and skeletal bones of fossils of fox, wolf, brown bear and cave lion," the expert said. During the autopsy of an ancient bison in March ...