A bottlenose dolphin pictured in the Moray Firth, Scotland.Getty ImagesEgyptian paleontologists found a new, extinct whale species, about the size of a bottlenose dolphin.It is the smallest known whale of the extinct basilosaurids family, says the scientists' new study.The species is named "Tutcetus rayanensis," after King Tutankhamun, an ancient Egyptian Pharoah.
Egyptian Scientists Discovered A Diminutive 41-million Year Old Whale And Named It After King Tut
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Fri, 08/11/2023 - 10:06pm
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