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A researcher holds an arm bone from a "toothed" mysticete whale from Vancouver Island.
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Arm Bone Fossil of an Ancient Toothed Whale

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Nick Pyenson points to a skull and skeleton of a fossil whale.
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An Ancient Whale Skeleton, Unexcavated

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Gabor Szathmary secures one of the plaster jackets containing a fossil "toothed" mysticete that was excavated on Vancouver Island.
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Fossils Get a CT Scan

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Smithsonian researchers with fossil whale skulls from the group Monodontidae
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Smithsonian Scientists Describe a New Fossil Whale

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An illustration of a recently discovered species of Monodontid, Bohaskaia monodontoides, and its beluga and narwhale relatives
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Illustration of a New Fossil Whale, Bohaskaia monodontoides

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Offshore Peru, during the Eocene (~56-34 million years ago), showing two archaeocetes (ancient whales): Ocucajea picklingi and Supayacetus muizon.
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New Archaeocetes from Peru Are the Oldest Fossil Whales from South America

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Photograph of the model of a Giant Megatooth Shark, taken from the front..
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Shark Ancestors

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Two researchers, looking for fossil whales, scan a rock formation in Peru's Pisco Basin.
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Searching for Fossil Whales in Peru

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a squalodontid skull is dislodged after a plaster jacket is applied
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Dislodging the Fossil

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A researcher holds an arm bone from a "toothed" mysticete whale from Vancouver Island.
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Dispatches from the Field: Treacherous stream crossings and a new fossil find

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Blue whale skull being installed at National Museum of Natural History.
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When Did Today’s Whales Get So Big?

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A rendering of an underwater marine scene from the Cambrian Period, featuring an arthropod, annelids, and other animals.
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A Collection of Cambrian Fossils

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