Over the past 27 years Gingerich and his colleagues have located the remains of more than a thousand whales here, and ...

At some point in evolutionary history, whales and dolphins passed a threshold their bodies could never recover from.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A fossil pulled from Victoria's Surf Coast has revealed a very different kind of whale, one built for speed, sight, and killing ...

About 25 million years ago, the warm, shallow seas off the southern coast of Australia were home to a bountiful scene of ocean-dwelling creatures. “In these seas, there was this extraordinary ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Long before whales were majestic, gentle giants, some of their prehistoric ancestors were tiny, weird and feral. A chance discovery of a 25 million-year-old fossil on an ...

Cetaceans, comprising whales, dolphins and porpoises, represent a striking example of terrestrial mammals that re-inforced their life history in the marine realm. Originating in the early Eocene from ...

Meet Janjucetus dullardi, an early cousin of today’s whales that roamed the sea 26 million years ago. Picture the warm, shallow seas off ancient Australia some 26 million years ago. Among the schools ...

The Ulsan Whale Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary by transforming Jangsaengpo into an eco-tourism hub with new ...