The creatures, which ranged in size from that of a fox to more than 50 feet long, divided their time between the coast and ...

Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral.

Credit: John Broomfield/Tom Breakwell/Museums Victoria/Cover Images Australian scientists have identified species of ...

A newly identified species of ancient whale reveals how the first baleen relatives hunted, sensed their world, and grew.

Found on the southern coast of Australia, the species could fill gaps in scientists' understanding of baleen whale evolution ...

Meet Janjucetus dullardi, an early cousin of today’s whales that roamed the sea 26 million years ago.

Unlike the modern gentle giants, Janjucetus dullardi w as a fast, sharp-toothed predator with a compact body about the size ...

A 26-million-year-old whale skull, belonging to the newly identified Janjucetus dullardi, has been unearthed at Jan Juc Beach ...

Long before the ocean’s largest filter-feeders roamed the seas, their smaller, sharper cousins ruled the warm shallows. One ...

Scientists have discovered a “deceptively cute” but fearsome whale that roamed the seas 26 million years ago. Australian ...

Scientists have discovered a razor-toothed whale that prowled the seas 26 million years ago, saying the species was ...

With large eyes, razor-sharp teeth and a compact body built for hunting, Janjucetus dullardi is nothing like the gentle ...