The teeth of archaic whales were as sharp as those of terrestrial predators, and thus were capable of capturing and processing prey, according to new research published in the journal Biology Letters. Reconstruction of the ancient toothed whale Janjucetus. Image credit: Carl Buell. “Contrary to what many people thought, it seems that that whales never used their teeth as a sieve, and instead evolved their signature filter feeding strategy only later...
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