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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ancient whale Basilosaurus grew up to 65 feet long and ate just about everything. They were prodigious bone-crunchers, even known to chomp upon other whales. But it still came as a shock for ...

Millions of years ago a mega whale species roamed the oceans. Now an analysis of their stomach contents reveals they may have been top of the food chain, and even eaten other whales. Basilosaurus isis ...

A high school student made an incredible discovery in her own backyard: A 34-million-year-old whale skull. Sixteen-year-old Lindsey Stallworth and her biology teacher, Andrew Gentry, found small bone ...

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The stomach contents of ancient whale Basilosaurus isis suggest it was an apex predator, according to a new study. The stomach contents of ancient whale Basilosaurus isis suggest it was an apex ...