Bone of zygorhiza, ferocious prehistoric whale, found in Mississippi

A fossilized rib from a ferocious, extinct whale was discovered in a creek bank in Yazoo County, Mississippi. The rib ...
Houston Chronicle

This prehistoric whale had razor teeth, bulging eyes and a face only evolution could love

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...
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Scientists discover an ancient whale with a Pokémon face and a predator bite

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...
Kansas City Star

Prehistoric ocean giant — a right whale ancestor — found as new species in Japan

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...