Paleontologists on Thursday unveiled the fossilized remains of an ancient whale that inhabited the seas 36 million years ago, found last year in a Peruvian desert. Scientists called the creature a ...

LIMA (Reuters) - Paleontologists have unearthed the skull of a ferocious marine predator, an ancient ancestor of modern-day whales, which once lived in a prehistoric ocean that covered part of what is ...

Analysis of its fossilized stomach contents suggests that Basilosaurus isis, an ancient whale that could grow to more than 50 feet long, swam at the top of the food chain and took its prey by the head ...

A FEARSOME monster that stalked the seas 40million years ago feasted on sharks and baby whales. That’s according to a new study, which has uncovered the gruesome diet of the 15-metre-long Basilosaurus ...

An excavation in Egypt has revealed the last meal of a monstrous creature that prowled the oceans millions of years ago. Despite its sinuous, snake-like body and a name that means “king lizard”, ...

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Gut contents reveal what the early whale Basilosaurus ate. If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 ...

Scientists have analyzed the stomach contents of a coach-sized prehistoric whale, known as Basilosaurus isis, for the first time, finding that it was a fearsome apex predator in its day. Now extinct, ...

A prehistoric-themed procession featuring an illuminated Basilosaurus puppet will close the Night Visions festival on January ...

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Basilosaurus Isis was as long as a bus and bit with over 1,000 kilos of force A FEARSOME monster that stalked the seas 40million years ago feasted on sharks and baby whales. That’s according to a new ...