In 2010, paleontologist Mario Urbina found fossilized remains of this ancient animal, a new species of basilosaurid whale called Perucetus colossus. The remains were unusual, gigantic bones in the ...

The fossil was found by a resident surveying geological formations in the town’s Takami district in 2010. As it was presumed to be a mammal bone, Onan town authorities asked the National Museum ...

The cetacean collection at the Natural History Museum is a treasure trove of remains from whales, dolphins and their relatives. The bones, skins and baleen it houses span hundreds of years of ...