Scientists have found a carcass of a Basilosaurus whale that appeared to have eaten another smaller whale. The researchers said that both whales looked like it was subsequently eaten by sharks.The 40 ...

Topping out at a length of about 8 meters (26 ft), the killer whale (or orca) is the ocean's top predator – it even goes after other kinds of whales. With that in mind, just imagine what fun a ...

Fig 1. Skeletons of Basilosaurus isis (A; CGM 42195) and Dorudon atrox (B; CGM 42183 and UM 97512, 100146, 101215, 101222) from Wadi Al Hitan, Egypt, as exhibited at the University of Michigan. The ...

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, ...

Well-preserved basilosaurus whale bones were discovered in Yazoo County, Mississippi, offering insights into the creature's life and death. The bones, estimated to be 35 million years old, show signs ...

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 ...