Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Paleontologist Make A Very Cool Find


The fossil remains of a baleen whale with a serious set of teeth.

Modern day baleen whales are all placid, plankton eaters, but the new fossil shows the group were not always the ocean's gentle giants. Details of the 25 million-year-old find appear in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society


For a very good perspective of this find and how it all fits together, visit the loom.

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2 comments:

Lynne said...

Just pondering:
I wonder if it is The Plan that all of the creatures on earth are to evolve into plant eaters. Are there any instances of animals evolving into meateaters?
I've often wondered why this planet/nature is so cruel. Maybe what I'm seeing is merely one point on a long road to perfection.

Deacon Tim said...

Or maybe "perfection" requires a nice blackened grouper or juicy grilled porterhouse. Washed down with a Guiness and topped off with a fine Dominican cigar. Ahhh.