The fossil record of baleen whales (Mysticeti) offers a window into one of the most dramatic evolutionary transitions among mammals. Early cetaceans evolved from terrestrial artiodactyl ancestors into ...

Japanese scientists have identified a new species of living baleen whale after examining the skeletons of several specimens caught in the 1970s. Shiro Wada and researchers at the National Research ...

MAEBASHI -- A roughly 10-meter-long whale fossil on permanent display at a Gunma Prefecture museum has turned out to be a new species of baleen whale, the facility announced on April 24. The fossil ...

Scientists from Museums Victoria have uncovered a new species of ancient whale in the first discovery of its kind in almost two decades. A 25-million-year-old fossil found in Jan Juc on Victoria's ...

One of the world’s largest mammals, the humpback whale is an incredible species for many reasons. They may even be the ocean’s protectors. Researchers have witnessed humpback whales intervening during ...

From the southeastern shores of Australia, a new fossil has just given us a never-before-seen species of prehistoric baleen whale. It swam the waters around the southern continent 26 million years ago ...

The findings offer insight into the early evolution of baleen whales – the filter-feeding giant mammals cruising through modern oceans. It also sheds more light on the prehistoric region, now in ...

Dubai: A 12-metre-long Baleen Whale was found dead on Al Mamzar beach with its belly ripped open yesterday. Reda Al Salman, Head of the Environment Protection and Safety Section at the Dubai ...

Fossils unearthed along Victoria’s Surf Coast have led to the discovery of an ancient whale species with special adaptations for hunting, including large eyes and sharp teeth, shedding light on early ...

Australia is home to a unique bunch of native land mammals, such as koalas, wombats and wallabies. These furballs evolved in isolation on this island continent and have become Australian symbols. But ...