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An apex carnivore was ‘king of the ancient Egyptian forest’ then mysteriously went extinct. A fossil could offer clues
The skull dates back to the early Oligocene Epoch around 30 million years ago, according to a study published Monday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. When the study authors uncovered the ...
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Extinct Tiny Deer With Big Eyes Found in National Park
The deer, which weighed only 3 to 5 pounds, lived 32 million years ago during the Oligocene Epoch, the NPS press release said. It was named Santuccimeryx after Vincent L. Santucci, the senior ...