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, ...

During the Oligocene period, the Fayum Depression was a lush ... It is rare to find ancient carnivore fossils because there are fewer carnivores in an ecosystem than other animals such as herbivores. ...

During the Oligocene period, the Fayum Depression was a lush ... because there are fewer carnivores in an ecosystem than other animals such as herbivores. (For instance, you're more likely ...