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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 36 million-year-old Basilosaurus whale fossil displayed in Lima LIMA (Reuters) - Paleontologists have unearthed the skull of a ...

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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 ...

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”, ...

Bite force is all the rage lately. This year alone paleontologists have published new bite force estimates for the largest rodent of all time and a prehistoric crocodylian heavyweight. And in the ...

Scientists studying the fossil of a 35-million-year-old whale think they've found one of the top ancient ocean predators. The remains of a 15-metre Basilosaurus whale skeleton, which were found in ...