This article concerns a five-metre marine mammal identified as the spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii). During the first autopsy of this individual, scientists discovered many new details ...

Researchers have estimated that megalodon had a bite of between 108,514 and 182,201N. The tip of a megalodon tooth is preserved in this fossil whale rib bone Most reconstructions show megalodon ...

Another important aspect of baleen whale evolution is the examination of fossil specimens, particularly those from the Oligocene epoch. New discoveries of the toothed baleen whale Coronodon from ...

baleen in place of teeth for straining krill—present in cetaceans today. Thanks in large part to Philip Gingerich, the fossil record of whales now offers one of the most stunning demonstrations ...

WÀSEISEI, ALSO KNOWN AS WÀSEKASEKA; Wàseisei are necklaces made from slivers cut from Sperm Whale teeth. These elaborate, labour-intensive forms of bodily adornment were worn by Fijian chiefs in the ...

For example, our knowledge of Megalodon's existence comes from the fossil record, which reveals teeth designed for hunting dolphins and whales. These teeth occur in the fossil record between 15 ...

The large teeth indicate that Megalodon had ... nutrient-rich and fatty oil was a coveted snack for prehistoric sharks, as ...

From an area of approximately six square meters, the team recovered the skull with teeth ... as a fossil site is reinforced by the continuous stream of finds, including the recent whale skeleton.

Almost all fossil remains of megalodon are teeth ... protecting them from predators that were lurking in the open water, like the larger toothed whales. As ice formed at the poles and the sea level ...