Ancient Australian whales: from cute faces to fierce predators
TL;DR
A 25-million-year-old fossil of a tiny, fierce prehistoric whale species named Janjucetus dullardi was discovered in Australia, providing new insights into early whale evolution and their adaptation to ancient oceans.
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- New species of "deceptively cute" but fearsome ancient whale named after local who found its skull on beach CBS News
- Shark-like prehistoric whale with razor-sharp teeth discovered off Australia The Independent
- A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters – here’s one of them The Conversation
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