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Jacob Phillips

Scientists discover astonishing razortooth whale which lived 25 million years ago

The prehistoric whale - (Museums Victoria)

Scientists in Australia have discovered a new species of prehistoric whale with sharp teeth that lived 25 million years ago.

A school principal found a fossil of an ancient whale on Victoria’s Surf Coast, south east of Melbourne, in 2019, which is worlds away from the modern gentle giants we know today.

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