Tag Archive for 'Physeteridae'

Life restoration of the dolphins from the Upper Marine Molasse chasing a group of eurhinodelphinids: Kentriodon (foreground), a squalodelphinid (background, left) and a physeterid (background, right). Image credit: Jaime Chirinos.

20-Million-Year-Old Fossils Reveal Two New Cetacean Species

May 19, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Two new species of ancient cetaceans related to modern dolphins and sperm whales have been identified from the 20-million-year-old fossilized ear bones...