The team named the new genus Bastetodon partly in reference to the cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, in honor of where the specimen was unearthed and of the feline-like snout of the ancient ...

"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 ... goddess Bastet, the cat-headed ...

A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the “dream” revelation ... cat-headed ancient Egyptian goddess Bastet, who symbolized protection ...