P**********e 发帖数: 2964 | 1 Skull of Ancient Giant Whale Found Off Peru
Like Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, paleontologists have long been on the track
of a giant sperm whale, one armed with large, flesh-tearing teeth. They knew
such a creature existed, because for more than a century they've found
isolated specimens of its teeth at various sites worldwide. Now scientists,
exploring sediments off the coast of Peru, have discovered the first
fossilized skull and jaws (and some teeth) of this ancient leviathan. The 13
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